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==Misssions in [[Los Santos in GTA V|Los Santos]]==<br />
===[[The Extraction]]===<br />
This mission will require the three Protagonists to perform a snatch and grab mission for the [[Federal Investigation Bureau|FIB]]. This mission is also the first time [[Franklin]] and [[Trevor Phillips]] encounter one another. <br />
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==Side Missions== <br />
===[[Heists]]===<br />
The players must take [[Michael (GTA V)|Michael]], [[Franklin]] and [[Trevor Phillips|Trevor]] and arrange complex missions in the hope of earning millions of dollars. <br />
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==Misssions in [[Los Santos in GTA V|Los Santos]]==<br />
===[[The Extraction]]===<br />
This mission will require the three Protagonists to perform a snatch and grab mission for the [[Federal Investigation Bureau|FIB]]. This mission is also the first time Franklin and Trevor encounter one another. <br />
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<div>{{infobox character<br />
|name = Tommy Vercetti<br />
|image = TommyVercetti-GTAVC.jpg<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br />
|aka = Thomas&lt;br&gt;Tomás&lt;br&gt;The Harwood Butcher&lt;br&gt;Mr. Vercetti&lt;br&gt;Mr. V<br />
|gender = M<br />
|pob = [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]<br />
|home = [[Portland]], Liberty City&lt;br /&gt;'''[[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]'''&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean View Hotel]] room&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean Heights Apartments]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Links View Apartment]]&lt;br /&gt;[[El Swanko Casa]]&lt;br /&gt;[[1102 Washington Street]]&lt;br /&gt;[[3321 Vice Point]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Hyman Condo]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Skumole Shack]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Estate]]<br />
|nationality = [[United States|American]]<br />
|affiliations = [[Sonny Forelli]] and [[Forelli Family]] &lt;small&gt;(? - 1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ken Rosenberg]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - 1992)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Lance Vance]]&lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Juan Cortez]]&lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mercedes Cortez]] &lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Avery Carrington]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ricardo Diaz]] and [[Diaz' Gang]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Umberto Robina]] and [[Cubans|Cubans/Los Cabrones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Auntie Poulet]] and [[Haitians]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Kent Paul]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mitch Baker]] and [[Vice City Bikers|Bikers]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Steve Scott]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Candy Suxxx]]&lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Doris]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Earnest Kelly]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mr. Black]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Phil Cassidy]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Hilary King]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Gang]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;<br />
|vehicles = White-yellow [[Oceanic]]&lt;br /&gt;Grey [[Admiral]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Infernus]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Stretch]]&lt;br /&gt;Player's choice<br />
|businesses = [[Boatyard]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]]&lt;br /&gt;[[InterGlobal Films]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Kaufman Cabs]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Malibu Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[The Pole Position Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Print Works]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Sunshine Autos]]<br />
|voice = [[Ray Liotta]]<br />
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'''Tommy Vercetti''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, appearing as the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]) and mentioned in [[The Introduction]], a prequel of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). He is a former member of the [[Forelli Family]] and the leader of the [[Vercetti Gang]], based out of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. Tommy Vercetti is voiced by [[Ray Liotta]], who has also starred in the blockbuster film ''[[:wp:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]]''.<br />
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==Character history==<br />
===Early life===<br />
Tommy Vercetti was born around [[1951]] and is thirty-five during the events of the game (according to the official GTA Vice City strategy guide). He was born in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] and, at a young age, began helping his father at a printing shop cleaning rollers. Vercetti had wanted to follow in his father's footsteps, but &quot;lived a different life&quot;, at some point joining the [[Forelli Family]]. He continued to work with the Forelli Family until [[1971]], when he was convicted of eleven counts of manslaughter in [[Harwood]], later gaining the name &quot;The Harwood Butcher&quot;. This was an attempted ambush, planned by Sonny Forelli, although Tommy survived. His connections with the Forelli Family ensured he was spared the death penalty and a life sentence. Tommy remained in prison for fifteen years, not informing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] of any Forelli Family secrets.<br />
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===1986===<br />
In [[1986]], he was released from prison after Sonny Forelli &quot;pulled&quot; some strings. Forelli decides to send Tommy to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], realizing that he is too well known in Liberty City. Sonny, wanting to become involved in the narcotics trade, decides to send Tommy with some money and to allow him to establish a drug cartel for the Forelli's. Tommy [[In The Beginning (GTA VC)|flies]] to Vice City along with [[Harry]] and [[Lee]], meeting [[Ken Rosenberg]] at the [[Escobar International Airport|airport]]. The drug deal with the [[Vance Crime Family]] is ambushed by [[Ricardo Diaz|Ricardo Diaz']] [[Diaz' Gang|men]], something Tommy only later discovers. Tommy, Rosenberg, and [[Lance Vance]] (of the Vance Crime Family) escape.<br />
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Tommy [[An Old Friend|informs]] Sonny of the ambush and is reminded that Sonny is 'not a guy to be screwed with'. Tommy, looking to get Sonny's money back, begins to work for various criminals around the city to gain money and revenge. He initially works for Rosenberg, causing [[Riot (GTA VC)|riots]] and [[Jury Fury|intimidating]] jurors, before working for [[Juan Cortez]], an intermediary for the drug deal, who begins to look into the ambush for Tommy. Meanwhile, he has Tommy [[Mall Shootout|steal]] missile technology chips and [[Treacherous Swine|kill]] [[Gonzalez]], who had talked about the deal.<br />
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Cortez, believing that Ricardo Diaz was responsible for the ambush, gets Tommy in contact with Diaz to observe him and act as his [[Guardian Angels|protection]] in a deal with the [[Cubans]]. The [[Haitians]], arch enemies of the Cubans, attempt to ambush the deal, but are thwarted by Tommy and Lance. Diaz, seeing potential in Tommy and having worked with Lance before, hires them to, amongst other things, [[Phnom Penh '86|kill]] [[Sharks|gang members]] stealing some of his drugs and [[The Fastest Boat|steal]] the fastest boat in the city, in order to [[Supply &amp; Demand|purchase]] drugs from a dealer on a boat. Lance [[Death Row|attempts to kill]] Diaz in revenge for the death of his [[Victor Vance|brother]], but is captured and heavily injured, later being freed by Vercetti. The two later go on to extract revenge for the ambush, [[Rub Out|killing]] Diaz in his [[Vercetti Estate|mansion]].<br />
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The death of Ricardo Diaz brings change to Vice City, allowing Tommy and Lance to step in and continue the protection ring established by Diaz. Tommy, however, begins to look beyond the protection ring and purchases a number of businesses around the city, most prominently the [[Malibu Club]], the [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] (used to sell drugs), [[InterGlobal Films]] and the [[Print Works]]. After purchasing each business, Tommy helps establish them in the city. During this time, Tommy also begins to work for a number of smaller time criminals in the city, including the Cuban leader [[Umberto Robina]] and the Haitian leader [[Auntie Poulet]] (due to her drugging him), helping both sides attack the other. He also works for [[Avery Carrington]] (helping his real estate business), [[Phil Cassidy]] (helping his gun running business), [[Mr. Black]] (helping to kill a number of people), [[Mitch Baker]] to retrieve his [[Hog Tied|stolen motorcycle]], and [[Kent Paul]] and [[Love Fist]] to stop a [[The Psycho|psychopathic]] fan. Tommy also went on to help Juan Cortez [[All Hands On Deck|escape]] the city when the French government decide to assault his yacht.<br />
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Sonny Forelli, growing restless and impatient, sends his own men to [[Cap the Collector|collect]] some of 'his' money from Tommy. Tommy kills the collectors, although not in time to prevent [[Earnest Kelly]], the man running the printers and whom Tommy sees as a father figure, from being brutally beaten up. Tommy decides to give Sonny fake money printed at the Print Works. Tommy meets Sonny in person at his estate, with Sonny informing him that the Harwood incident was an ambush and also telling him that Lance was now sided with him. A gun battle ensues, with Tommy [[Keep Your Friends Close...|killing]] both Lance and Sonny. Following their deaths, Tommy and Ken ran the crime family without pressure from the Forellis.<br />
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===Life After 1986===<br />
Tommy Vercetti continued to run the criminal underworld of Vice City until at least [[1992]], although his relationship with Ken Rosenberg became increasingly strained due to Rosenberg's cocaine addiction. Tommy eventually sends Ken into rehab at the [[Fort Carson Medical Center]] in [[Fort Carson]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], later refusing to answer his telephone calls. Thus nobody knows his later fate. Tommy is also mentioned by Kent Paul on his website in [[2002]] stating &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot; Since this sentence is apparently directed at Tommy himself, it can be easily determined he is still alive in 2002.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Tommy Vercetti is depicted as both intelligent but temperamental, easily angered and quick to resort to violence. He has no hesitation about killing, though many of his victims are in turn trying to kill Tommy as well, or have done something that requires them to be killed. The story does not require Tommy to kill innocent people. Tommy does also show a softer side as seen with his relations with [[Mercedes Cortez]] and [[Earnest Kelly]], whom he views as a father figure due to his childhood memories of working with his father at a printworks.<br />
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==Inspiration==<br />
Tommy Vercetti shows many characteristics in common with [[:wp:Tony Montana|Tony Montana]], a drug lord from the film ''[[:wp:Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]''. The two both end up in exile, both arrive to the city in Hawaiian shirts, both rise to power in Miami/Vice City using great amounts of violence, both build an empire from a large estate and mansion, both have short tempers and are prone to violence, both work as contract killers, and both killed their collaborators and took their ex-bosses' empires. The interior of the [[Vercetti Estate]] is even modeled after Montana's mansion. There are, however, key differences, most notably that Tommy did not become addicted to his own narcotics and that Tommy survived the shoot out in his mansion, as opposed to Montana who was killed. <br />
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Tommy Vercetti also bears some resemblance to 'Mr. Blonde' from the film ''[[:wp:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]]'', played by [[Michael Madsen]] who also voiced [[Toni Cipriani]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. The film sees 'Mr. Blonde' released from prison after loyally doing time for his crime family, as Tommy did after the &quot;Harwood Incident&quot; . Tommy later performs contract killings for a 'Mr. Black&quot;, whilst he is referred to as 'Mr. Teal' (a reference to the then deceased [[Leo Teal]] and Reservoir Dogs).<br />
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== Notable crimes committed by Tommy ==<br />
*[[Phnom Penh '86|Killed the Sharks gang members in their mansion with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Sir, Yes Sir!|Stole a tank from a military convoy]].<br />
*[[Trojan Voodoo|Assaulted and destroyed a Haitian drug factory with Rico]].<br />
*[[Rub Out|Assaulted Ricardo Diaz's mansion and then killed Ricardo Diaz with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Shakedown|Smashed 5 store owners windows]].<br />
*[[Cop Land|Stole cop uniforms with Lance Vance and planted a bomb in the Tarbrush Cafe]].<br />
*[[The Job| Robbed the El Banco Corrupto Grande along side Phil Cassidy (Gun Expert), Cam Jones (Safe Cracker), and Hilary King (Getaway Driver)]].<br />
*[[Keep Your Friends Close...|Killed Lance Vance and Sonny Forelli while taking control of Vice City with his lawyer Ken Rosenberg]].<br />
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==Strength==<br />
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==VCBI Record==<br />
Tommy Vercetti has a record in the [[Vice City Bureau of Investigation]]..&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/ | title = Vice City Crime Tree | work = [[Rockstar Games]] }} official GTA Vice City website&lt;/ref&gt;: However, despite being a major character in the game, there is very little information on him in his file.<br />
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*Who is this guy? I got a call into the Parole Board in Liberty. Seems he was in prison there.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Mercedes Cortez, the daughter of [[Juan Cortez|Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]], was conceived as a love interest for Tommy, but Rockstar Games removed this subplot during development. There is a lot of deleted dialogue that involves the relationship between the two.<br />
*A Tommy Vercetti action figure can be located in the [[Zero RC]] shop in [[San Fierro]] in GTA San Andreas, along with a Lance Vance, James Earl Cash and Piggsy figure.<br />
*An Easter Egg in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] suggests that Tommy Vercetti, along with the other GTA III Era protagonists, are dead as of 2008. However, GTA IV does not share a canon with the GTA III Era. The egg likely refers to the fact that they will not be featured in any future games.<br />
*Kent Paul mentioned Tommy on his website with a phrase: &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot;. It possibly means that he was alive in [[2002]].<br />
*Tommy is mentioned only once in GTA San Andreas, during &quot;[[The Meat Business]]&quot;, where Ken mistakenly calls Carl &quot;Tommy&quot;, to which Carl responds &quot;Who the fuck is Tommy?&quot;.<br />
*In the official Grand Theft Auto: Vice City strategy guide, it is stated that he is 35 years old during the events of Vice City, making his year of birth 1950/1951.<br />
*Tommy is shown to like his [[Street Outfit]], as he got angry when [[Ken Rosenberg]] told him to change into a [[Soiree Outfit]] before attending [[Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]]'s Party in the mission [[The Party]]. <br />
*Tommy wears what appears to be a pearl necklace and a gold watch.<br />
*Tommy has committed the most murders in the GTA III Era, with a body count of 26 (including optional murders). In the entire series, Tommy commits the second most murders, only beaten by GTA IV protagonist [[Niko Bellic]], who has 50. <br />
*Tommy kills three of [[Victor Vance]]'s former employers. (Gonzalez, Ricardo Diaz and Lance Vance). <br />
*In DRIV3R, a [[GTA Clone|parody of GTA Vice City]] there are ten hidden enemies named &quot;Timmy Vermicelli&quot; which can be murdered by the player. Being a parody, the Timmy Vermicellis are intentionally poorly rendered and bear resemblances to Tommy Vercetti, most notably with the Hawaiian shirt, necklace, and the similar location of each setting (Vice City being based of Miami, which is one of the three cities Driv3r takes place in). Timmy Vermicelli also wears waterwings/arm bands, a reference to the lack of swimming in pre-GTA San Andreas games.<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is portrayed as being a highly successful protagonist throughout and at the end of the game. He has executed a major bank heist, crashed numerous drug deals and stolen their merchandise, survived large scale shootouts, owns businesses and real estate throughout Vice City (He owns 17 buildings, 9 of which are assets, including the Vercetti Estate), and is the leader of Vice City's most powerful gang. He is one of the most successful protagonists in the series' history, alongside [[Carl Johnson|Carl &quot;CJ&quot; Johnson]] and Victor Vance; (though Vance's is short-lived).<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is the only verbal protagonist in the entire GTA series that doesn't heavily swear. He is also the only verbal protagonist that doesn't say &quot;Fuck&quot; constantly in the series.<br />
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==Murders committed==<br />
*[[Leo Teal]] &lt;small&gt;([[Back Alley Brawl|killed]] due to possible links to the ambushed drug deal)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Avery Carrington's Rival]] &lt;small&gt;([[Four Iron|Killed]] for refusing to sell land to [[Avery Carrington]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Gonzalez]] &lt;small&gt;([[Treacherous Swine|killed]] for talking about the drug deal between the [[Forelli Family]] and the [[Vance Crime Family]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pierre La Ponce]] &lt;small&gt;([[Mall Shootout|killed]] whilst attempting to escape a police ambush during an exchange of stolen missile technology)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Carl Pearson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Road Kill|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mrs. Dawson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Waste the Wife|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike Griffin]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Dick Tanner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Franco Carter]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Marcus Hammond]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Nick Kong]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Charlie Dilson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Ricardo Diaz]] &lt;small&gt;([[Rub Out|killed]] for ambushing the drug deal with the Vance Crime Family)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman]] &lt;small&gt;([[Check Out At The Check In|killed]] under orders from [[Mr. Black]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Love Juice Dealer]]&lt;small&gt; ([[Love Juice|Killed]] for attempting to steal Tommy's money and flee with [[Love Juice]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pedro Garcia]] &lt;small&gt;([[Gun Runner|killed]] due to being a rival gun runner to [[Phil Cassidy]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Vice City Cabs Owner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Cabmaggedon|killed]] for trying to trap and kill him in a Viceport compound.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Candy's Agent]] &lt;small&gt;([[Recruitment Drive (GTA VC)|Killed]] for refusing to allow Candy to act in a pornography film.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Lance Vance]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Sonny Forelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy and attempting to kill him)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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'''Optional Murders:'''<br />
*[[Front Page Cafe Owner]]&lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death does not affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike (GTA VC)]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death doesn't affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pepe]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Rico]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman's Bodyguard]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Check Out At The Check In]], death does not affect the storyline, killing him makes the mission slightly easier to complete.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed by in the mission [[The Job]], death does not affect the storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
&lt;gallery widths=&quot;138&quot; captionalign=&quot;left&quot;&gt;<br />
File:TommyVercetti-Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Tommy Vercetti.<br />
File:TimmyVermicelli-Driv3r.jpg|Timmy Vermicelli as depicted in Driver 3.<br />
File:TommyPhoneSonny GTAVC.JPG| Tommy telling Sonny Forelli that the coke and money are gone.<br />
File:TommyMeetsGarcia GTAVC.JPG| Tommy meets Col. Juan Garcia Cortez<br />
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<div>{{infobox character<br />
|name = Tommy Vercetti<br />
|image = TommyVercetti-GTAVC.jpg<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br />
|aka = Thomas&lt;br&gt;Tomás&lt;br&gt;The Harwood Butcher&lt;br&gt;Mr. Vercetti&lt;br&gt;Mr. V<br />
|gender = M<br />
|pob = [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]<br />
|home = [[Portland]], Liberty City&lt;br /&gt;'''[[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]'''&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean View Hotel]] room&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean Heights Apartments]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Links View Apartment]]&lt;br /&gt;[[El Swanko Casa]]&lt;br /&gt;[[1102 Washington Street]]&lt;br /&gt;[[3321 Vice Point]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Hyman Condo]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Skumole Shack]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Estate]]<br />
|nationality = [[United States|American]]<br />
|affiliations = [[Sonny Forelli]] and [[Forelli Family]] &lt;small&gt;(? - 1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ken Rosenberg]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - 1992)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Lance Vance]]&lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Juan Cortez]]&lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mercedes Cortez]] &lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Avery Carrington]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ricardo Diaz]] and [[Diaz' Gang]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Umberto Robina]] and [[Cubans|Cubans/Los Cabrones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Auntie Poulet]] and [[Haitians]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Kent Paul]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mitch Baker]] and [[Vice City Bikers|Bikers]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Steve Scott]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Candy Suxxx]]&lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Doris]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Earnest Kelly]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mr. Black]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Phil Cassidy]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Hilary King]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Gang]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;<br />
|vehicles = White-yellow [[Oceanic]]&lt;br /&gt;Grey [[Admiral]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Infernus]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Stretch]]&lt;br /&gt;Player's choice<br />
|businesses = [[Boatyard]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]]&lt;br /&gt;[[InterGlobal Films]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Kaufman Cabs]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Malibu Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[The Pole Position Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Print Works]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Sunshine Autos]]<br />
|voice = [[Ray Liotta]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Tommy Vercetti''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, appearing as the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]) and mentioned in [[The Introduction]], a prequel of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). He is a former member of the [[Forelli Family]] and the leader of the [[Vercetti Gang]], based out of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. Tommy Vercetti is voiced by [[Ray Liotta]], who has also starred in the blockbuster film ''[[:wp:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]]''.<br />
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==Character history==<br />
===Early life===<br />
Tommy Vercetti was born around [[1951]] and is thirty-five during the events of the game (according to the official GTA Vice City strategy guide). He was born in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] and, at a young age, began helping his father at a printing shop cleaning rollers. Vercetti had wanted to follow in his father's footsteps, but &quot;lived a different life&quot;, at some point joining the [[Forelli Family]]. He continued to work with the Forelli Family until [[1971]], when he was convicted of eleven counts of manslaughter in [[Harwood]], later gaining the name &quot;The Harwood Butcher&quot;. This was an attempted ambush, planned by Sonny Forelli, although Tommy survived. His connections with the Forelli Family ensured he was spared the death penalty and a life sentence. Tommy remained in prison for fifteen years, not informing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] of any Forelli Family secrets.<br />
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===1986===<br />
In [[1986]], he was released from prison after Sonny Forelli &quot;pulled&quot; some strings. Forelli decides to send Tommy to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], realizing that he is too well known in Liberty City. Sonny, wanting to become involved in the narcotics trade, decides to send Tommy with some money and to allow him to establish a drug cartel for the Forelli's. Tommy [[In The Beginning (GTA VC)|flies]] to Vice City along with [[Harry]] and [[Lee]], meeting [[Ken Rosenberg]] at the [[Escobar International Airport|airport]]. The drug deal with the [[Vance Crime Family]] is ambushed by [[Ricardo Diaz|Ricardo Diaz']] [[Diaz' Gang|men]], something Tommy only later discovers. Tommy, Rosenberg, and [[Lance Vance]] (of the Vance Crime Family) escape.<br />
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Tommy [[An Old Friend|informs]] Sonny of the ambush and is reminded that Sonny is 'not a guy to be screwed with'. Tommy, looking to get Sonny's money back, begins to work for various criminals around the city to gain money and revenge. He initially works for Rosenberg, causing [[Riot (GTA VC)|riots]] and [[Jury Fury|intimidating]] jurors, before working for [[Juan Cortez]], an intermediary for the drug deal, who begins to look into the ambush for Tommy. Meanwhile, he has Tommy [[Mall Shootout|steal]] missile technology chips and [[Treacherous Swine|kill]] [[Gonzalez]], who had talked about the deal.<br />
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Cortez, believing that Ricardo Diaz was responsible for the ambush, gets Tommy in contact with Diaz to observe him and act as his [[Guardian Angels|protection]] in a deal with the [[Cubans]]. The [[Haitians]], arch enemies of the Cubans, attempt to ambush the deal, but are thwarted by Tommy and Lance. Diaz, seeing potential in Tommy and having worked with Lance before, hires them to, amongst other things, [[Phnom Penh '86|kill]] [[Sharks|gang members]] stealing some of his drugs and [[The Fastest Boat|steal]] the fastest boat in the city, in order to [[Supply &amp; Demand|purchase]] drugs from a dealer on a boat. Lance [[Death Row|attempts to kill]] Diaz in revenge for the death of his [[Victor Vance|brother]], but is captured and heavily injured, later being freed by Vercetti. The two later go on to extract revenge for the ambush, [[Rub Out|killing]] Diaz in his [[Vercetti Estate|mansion]].<br />
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The death of Ricardo Diaz brings change to Vice City, allowing Tommy and Lance to step in and continue the protection ring established by Diaz. Tommy, however, begins to look beyond the protection ring and purchases a number of businesses around the city, most prominently the [[Malibu Club]], the [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] (used to sell drugs), [[InterGlobal Films]] and the [[Print Works]]. After purchasing each business, Tommy helps establish them in the city. During this time, Tommy also begins to work for a number of smaller time criminals in the city, including the Cuban leader [[Umberto Robina]] and the Haitian leader [[Auntie Poulet]] (due to her drugging him), helping both sides attack the other. He also works for [[Avery Carrington]] (helping his real estate business), [[Phil Cassidy]] (helping his gun running business), [[Mr. Black]] (helping to kill a number of people), [[Mitch Baker]] to retrieve his [[Hog Tied|stolen motorcycle]], and [[Kent Paul]] and [[Love Fist]] to stop a [[The Psycho|psychopathic]] fan. Tommy also went on to help Juan Cortez [[All Hands On Deck|escape]] the city when the French government decide to assault his yacht.<br />
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Sonny Forelli, growing restless and impatient, sends his own men to [[Cap the Collector|collect]] some of 'his' money from Tommy. Tommy kills the collectors, although not in time to prevent [[Earnest Kelly]], the man running the printers and whom Tommy sees as a father figure, from being brutally beaten up. Tommy decides to give Sonny fake money printed at the Print Works. Tommy meets Sonny in person at his estate, with Sonny informing him that the Harwood incident was an ambush and also telling him that Lance was now sided with him. A gun battle ensues, with Tommy [[Keep Your Friends Close...|killing]] both Lance and Sonny. Following their deaths, Tommy and Ken ran the crime family without pressure from the Forellis.<br />
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===Life After 1986===<br />
Tommy Vercetti continued to run the criminal underworld of Vice City until at least [[1992]], although his relationship with Ken Rosenberg became increasingly strained due to Rosenberg's cocaine addiction. Tommy eventually sends Ken into rehab at the [[Fort Carson Medical Center]] in [[Fort Carson]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], later refusing to answer his telephone calls. Thus nobody knows his later fate. Tommy is also mentioned by Kent Paul on his website in [[2002]] stating &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot; Since this sentence is apparently directed at Tommy himself, it can be easily determined he is still alive in 2002.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Tommy Vercetti is depicted as both intelligent but temperamental, easily angered and quick to resort to violence. He has no hesitation about killing, though many of his victims are in turn trying to kill Tommy as well, or have done something that requires them to be killed. The story does not require Tommy to kill innocent people. Tommy does also show a softer side as seen with his relations with [[Mercedes Cortez]] and [[Earnest Kelly]], whom he views as a father figure due to his childhood memories of working with his father at a printworks.<br />
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==Inspiration==<br />
Tommy Vercetti shows many characteristics in common with [[:wp:Tony Montana|Tony Montana]], a drug lord from the film ''[[:wp:Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]''. The two both end up in exile, both arrive to the city in Hawaiian shirts, both rise to power in Miami/Vice City using great amounts of violence, both build an empire from a large estate and mansion, both have short tempers and are prone to violence, both work as contract killers, and both killed their collaborators and took their ex-bosses' empires. The interior of the [[Vercetti Estate]] is even modeled after Montana's mansion. There are, however, key differences, most notably that Tommy did not become addicted to his own narcotics and that Tommy survived the shoot out in his mansion, as opposed to Montana who was killed. <br />
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Tommy Vercetti also bears some resemblance to 'Mr. Blonde' from the film ''[[:wp:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]]'', played by [[Michael Madsen]] who also voiced [[Toni Cipriani]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. The film sees 'Mr. Blonde' released from prison after loyally doing time for his crime family, as Tommy did after the &quot;Harwood Incident&quot; . Tommy later performs contract killings for a 'Mr. Black&quot;, whilst he is referred to as 'Mr. Teal' (a reference to the then deceased [[Leo Teal]] and Reservoir Dogs).<br />
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==Strength==<br />
Even thought Tommy is the oldest Protagonist in the entire [[GTA]] series, that does not mean he can't hold his own, and he doesn't mind roughing people up at times to get what he wants and is always determined to get the job done. Tommy's fierce attitude lets him be able to fight any one he wants without any remorse for them.<br />
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== Notable crimes committed by Tommy ==<br />
*[[Phnom Penh '86|Killed the Sharks gang members in their mansion with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Sir, Yes Sir!|Stole a tank from a military convoy]].<br />
*[[Trojan Voodoo|Assaulted and destroyed a Haitian drug factory with Rico]].<br />
*[[Rub Out|Assaulted Ricardo Diaz's mansion and then killed Ricardo Diaz with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Shakedown|Smashed 5 store owners windows]].<br />
*[[Cop Land|Stole cop uniforms with Lance Vance and planted a bomb in the Tarbrush Cafe]].<br />
*[[The Job| Robbed the El Banco Corrupto Grande along side Phil Cassidy (Gun Expert), Cam Jones (Safe Cracker), and Hilary King (Getaway Driver)]].<br />
*[[Keep Your Friends Close...|Killed Lance Vance and Sonny Forelli while taking control of Vice City with his lawyer Ken Rosenberg]].<br />
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==VCBI Record==<br />
Tommy Vercetti has a record in the [[Vice City Bureau of Investigation]]..&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/ | title = Vice City Crime Tree | work = [[Rockstar Games]] }} official GTA Vice City website&lt;/ref&gt;: However, despite being a major character in the game, there is very little information on him in his file.<br />
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*Who is this guy? I got a call into the Parole Board in Liberty. Seems he was in prison there.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Mercedes Cortez, the daughter of [[Juan Cortez|Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]], was conceived as a love interest for Tommy, but Rockstar Games removed this subplot during development. There is a lot of deleted dialogue that involves the relationship between the two.<br />
*A Tommy Vercetti action figure can be located in the [[Zero RC]] shop in [[San Fierro]] in GTA San Andreas, along with a Lance Vance, James Earl Cash and Piggsy figure.<br />
*An Easter Egg in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] suggests that Tommy Vercetti, along with the other GTA III Era protagonists, are dead as of 2008. However, GTA IV does not share a canon with the GTA III Era. The egg likely refers to the fact that they will not be featured in any future games.<br />
*Kent Paul mentioned Tommy on his website with a phrase: &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot;. It possibly means that he was alive in [[2002]].<br />
*Tommy is mentioned only once in GTA San Andreas, during &quot;[[The Meat Business]]&quot;, where Ken mistakenly calls Carl &quot;Tommy&quot;, to which Carl responds &quot;Who the fuck is Tommy?&quot;.<br />
*In the official Grand Theft Auto: Vice City strategy guide, it is stated that he is 35 years old during the events of Vice City, making his year of birth 1950/1951.<br />
*Tommy is shown to like his [[Street Outfit]], as he got angry when [[Ken Rosenberg]] told him to change into a [[Soiree Outfit]] before attending [[Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]]'s Party in the mission [[The Party]]. <br />
*Tommy wears what appears to be a pearl necklace and a gold watch.<br />
*Tommy has committed the most murders in the GTA III Era, with a body count of 26 (including optional murders). In the entire series, Tommy commits the second most murders, only beaten by GTA IV protagonist [[Niko Bellic]], who has 50. <br />
*Tommy kills three of [[Victor Vance]]'s former employers. (Gonzalez, Ricardo Diaz and Lance Vance). <br />
*In DRIV3R, a [[GTA Clone|parody of GTA Vice City]] there are ten hidden enemies named &quot;Timmy Vermicelli&quot; which can be murdered by the player. Being a parody, the Timmy Vermicellis are intentionally poorly rendered and bear resemblances to Tommy Vercetti, most notably with the Hawaiian shirt, necklace, and the similar location of each setting (Vice City being based of Miami, which is one of the three cities Driv3r takes place in). Timmy Vermicelli also wears waterwings/arm bands, a reference to the lack of swimming in pre-GTA San Andreas games.<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is portrayed as being a highly successful protagonist throughout and at the end of the game. He has executed a major bank heist, crashed numerous drug deals and stolen their merchandise, survived large scale shootouts, owns businesses and real estate throughout Vice City (He owns 17 buildings, 9 of which are assets, including the Vercetti Estate), and is the leader of Vice City's most powerful gang. He is one of the most successful protagonists in the series' history, alongside [[Carl Johnson|Carl &quot;CJ&quot; Johnson]] and Victor Vance; (though Vance's is short-lived).<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is the only verbal protagonist in the entire GTA series that doesn't heavily swear. He is also the only verbal protagonist that doesn't say &quot;Fuck&quot; constantly in the series.<br />
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==Murders committed==<br />
*[[Leo Teal]] &lt;small&gt;([[Back Alley Brawl|killed]] due to possible links to the ambushed drug deal)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Avery Carrington's Rival]] &lt;small&gt;([[Four Iron|Killed]] for refusing to sell land to [[Avery Carrington]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Gonzalez]] &lt;small&gt;([[Treacherous Swine|killed]] for talking about the drug deal between the [[Forelli Family]] and the [[Vance Crime Family]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pierre La Ponce]] &lt;small&gt;([[Mall Shootout|killed]] whilst attempting to escape a police ambush during an exchange of stolen missile technology)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Carl Pearson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Road Kill|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mrs. Dawson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Waste the Wife|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike Griffin]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Dick Tanner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Franco Carter]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Marcus Hammond]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Nick Kong]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Charlie Dilson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Ricardo Diaz]] &lt;small&gt;([[Rub Out|killed]] for ambushing the drug deal with the Vance Crime Family)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman]] &lt;small&gt;([[Check Out At The Check In|killed]] under orders from [[Mr. Black]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Love Juice Dealer]]&lt;small&gt; ([[Love Juice|Killed]] for attempting to steal Tommy's money and flee with [[Love Juice]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pedro Garcia]] &lt;small&gt;([[Gun Runner|killed]] due to being a rival gun runner to [[Phil Cassidy]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Vice City Cabs Owner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Cabmaggedon|killed]] for trying to trap and kill him in a Viceport compound.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Candy's Agent]] &lt;small&gt;([[Recruitment Drive (GTA VC)|Killed]] for refusing to allow Candy to act in a pornography film.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Lance Vance]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Sonny Forelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy and attempting to kill him)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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'''Optional Murders:'''<br />
*[[Front Page Cafe Owner]]&lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death does not affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike (GTA VC)]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death doesn't affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pepe]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Rico]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman's Bodyguard]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Check Out At The Check In]], death does not affect the storyline, killing him makes the mission slightly easier to complete.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed by in the mission [[The Job]], death does not affect the storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
&lt;gallery widths=&quot;138&quot; captionalign=&quot;left&quot;&gt;<br />
File:TommyVercetti-Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Tommy Vercetti.<br />
File:TimmyVermicelli-Driv3r.jpg|Timmy Vermicelli as depicted in Driver 3.<br />
File:TommyPhoneSonny GTAVC.JPG| Tommy telling Sonny Forelli that the coke and money are gone.<br />
File:TommyMeetsGarcia GTAVC.JPG| Tommy meets Col. Juan Garcia Cortez<br />
&lt;/gallery&gt;<br />
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==References==<br />
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|name = Tommy Vercetti<br />
|image = TommyVercetti-GTAVC.jpg<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br />
|aka = Thomas&lt;br&gt;Tomás&lt;br&gt;The Harwood Butcher&lt;br&gt;Mr. Vercetti&lt;br&gt;Mr. V<br />
|gender = M<br />
|pob = [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]<br />
|home = [[Portland]], Liberty City&lt;br /&gt;'''[[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]'''&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean View Hotel]] room&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean Heights Apartments]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Links View Apartment]]&lt;br /&gt;[[El Swanko Casa]]&lt;br /&gt;[[1102 Washington Street]]&lt;br /&gt;[[3321 Vice Point]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Hyman Condo]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Skumole Shack]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Estate]]<br />
|nationality = [[United States|American]]<br />
|affiliations = [[Sonny Forelli]] and [[Forelli Family]] &lt;small&gt;(? - 1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ken Rosenberg]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - 1992)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Lance Vance]]&lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Juan Cortez]]&lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mercedes Cortez]] &lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Avery Carrington]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ricardo Diaz]] and [[Diaz' Gang]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Umberto Robina]] and [[Cubans|Cubans/Los Cabrones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Auntie Poulet]] and [[Haitians]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Kent Paul]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mitch Baker]] and [[Vice City Bikers|Bikers]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Steve Scott]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Candy Suxxx]]&lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Doris]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Earnest Kelly]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mr. Black]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Phil Cassidy]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Hilary King]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Gang]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;<br />
|vehicles = White-yellow [[Oceanic]]&lt;br /&gt;Grey [[Admiral]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Infernus]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Stretch]]&lt;br /&gt;Player's choice<br />
|businesses = [[Boatyard]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]]&lt;br /&gt;[[InterGlobal Films]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Kaufman Cabs]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Malibu Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[The Pole Position Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Print Works]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Sunshine Autos]]<br />
|voice = [[Ray Liotta]]<br />
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'''Tommy Vercetti''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, appearing as the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]) and mentioned in [[The Introduction]], a prequel of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). He is a former member of the [[Forelli Family]] and the leader of the [[Vercetti Gang]], based out of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. Tommy Vercetti is voiced by [[Ray Liotta]], who has also starred in the blockbuster film ''[[:wp:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]]''.<br />
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==Character history==<br />
===Early life===<br />
Tommy Vercetti was born around [[1951]] and is thirty-five during the events of the game (according to the official GTA Vice City strategy guide). He was born in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] and, at a young age, began helping his father at a printing shop cleaning rollers. Vercetti had wanted to follow in his father's footsteps, but &quot;lived a different life&quot;, at some point joining the [[Forelli Family]]. He continued to work with the Forelli Family until [[1971]], when he was convicted of eleven counts of manslaughter in [[Harwood]], later gaining the name &quot;The Harwood Butcher&quot;. This was an attempted ambush, planned by Sonny Forelli, although Tommy survived. His connections with the Forelli Family ensured he was spared the death penalty and a life sentence. Tommy remained in prison for fifteen years, not informing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] of any Forelli Family secrets.<br />
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===1986===<br />
In [[1986]], he was released from prison after Sonny Forelli &quot;pulled&quot; some strings. Forelli decides to send Tommy to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], realizing that he is too well known in Liberty City. Sonny, wanting to become involved in the narcotics trade, decides to send Tommy with some money and to allow him to establish a drug cartel for the Forelli's. Tommy [[In The Beginning (GTA VC)|flies]] to Vice City along with [[Harry]] and [[Lee]], meeting [[Ken Rosenberg]] at the [[Escobar International Airport|airport]]. The drug deal with the [[Vance Crime Family]] is ambushed by [[Ricardo Diaz|Ricardo Diaz']] [[Diaz' Gang|men]], something Tommy only later discovers. Tommy, Rosenberg, and [[Lance Vance]] (of the Vance Crime Family) escape.<br />
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Tommy [[An Old Friend|informs]] Sonny of the ambush and is reminded that Sonny is 'not a guy to be screwed with'. Tommy, looking to get Sonny's money back, begins to work for various criminals around the city to gain money and revenge. He initially works for Rosenberg, causing [[Riot (GTA VC)|riots]] and [[Jury Fury|intimidating]] jurors, before working for [[Juan Cortez]], an intermediary for the drug deal, who begins to look into the ambush for Tommy. Meanwhile, he has Tommy [[Mall Shootout|steal]] missile technology chips and [[Treacherous Swine|kill]] [[Gonzalez]], who had talked about the deal.<br />
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Cortez, believing that Ricardo Diaz was responsible for the ambush, gets Tommy in contact with Diaz to observe him and act as his [[Guardian Angels|protection]] in a deal with the [[Cubans]]. The [[Haitians]], arch enemies of the Cubans, attempt to ambush the deal, but are thwarted by Tommy and Lance. Diaz, seeing potential in Tommy and having worked with Lance before, hires them to, amongst other things, [[Phnom Penh '86|kill]] [[Sharks|gang members]] stealing some of his drugs and [[The Fastest Boat|steal]] the fastest boat in the city, in order to [[Supply &amp; Demand|purchase]] drugs from a dealer on a boat. Lance [[Death Row|attempts to kill]] Diaz in revenge for the death of his [[Victor Vance|brother]], but is captured and heavily injured, later being freed by Vercetti. The two later go on to extract revenge for the ambush, [[Rub Out|killing]] Diaz in his [[Vercetti Estate|mansion]].<br />
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The death of Ricardo Diaz brings change to Vice City, allowing Tommy and Lance to step in and continue the protection ring established by Diaz. Tommy, however, begins to look beyond the protection ring and purchases a number of businesses around the city, most prominently the [[Malibu Club]], the [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] (used to sell drugs), [[InterGlobal Films]] and the [[Print Works]]. After purchasing each business, Tommy helps establish them in the city. During this time, Tommy also begins to work for a number of smaller time criminals in the city, including the Cuban leader [[Umberto Robina]] and the Haitian leader [[Auntie Poulet]] (due to her drugging him), helping both sides attack the other. He also works for [[Avery Carrington]] (helping his real estate business), [[Phil Cassidy]] (helping his gun running business), [[Mr. Black]] (helping to kill a number of people), [[Mitch Baker]] to retrieve his [[Hog Tied|stolen motorcycle]], and [[Kent Paul]] and [[Love Fist]] to stop a [[The Psycho|psychopathic]] fan. Tommy also went on to help Juan Cortez [[All Hands On Deck|escape]] the city when the French government decide to assault his yacht.<br />
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Sonny Forelli, growing restless and impatient, sends his own men to [[Cap the Collector|collect]] some of 'his' money from Tommy. Tommy kills the collectors, although not in time to prevent [[Earnest Kelly]], the man running the printers and whom Tommy sees as a father figure, from being brutally beaten up. Tommy decides to give Sonny fake money printed at the Print Works. Tommy meets Sonny in person at his estate, with Sonny informing him that the Harwood incident was an ambush and also telling him that Lance was now sided with him. A gun battle ensues, with Tommy [[Keep Your Friends Close...|killing]] both Lance and Sonny. Following their deaths, Tommy and Ken ran the crime family without pressure from the Forellis.<br />
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===Life After 1986===<br />
Tommy Vercetti continued to run the criminal underworld of Vice City until at least [[1992]], although his relationship with Ken Rosenberg became increasingly strained due to Rosenberg's cocaine addiction. Tommy eventually sends Ken into rehab at the [[Fort Carson Medical Center]] in [[Fort Carson]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], later refusing to answer his telephone calls. Thus nobody knows his later fate. Tommy is also mentioned by Kent Paul on his website in [[2002]] stating &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot; Since this sentence is apparently directed at Tommy himself, it can be easily determined he is still alive in 2002.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Tommy Vercetti is depicted as both intelligent but temperamental, easily angered and quick to resort to violence. He has no hesitation about killing, though many of his victims are in turn trying to kill Tommy as well, or have done something that requires them to be killed. The story does not require Tommy to kill innocent people. Tommy does also show a softer side as seen with his relations with [[Mercedes Cortez]] and [[Earnest Kelly]], whom he views as a father figure due to his childhood memories of working with his father at a printworks.<br />
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==Inspiration==<br />
Tommy Vercetti shows many characteristics in common with [[:wp:Tony Montana|Tony Montana]], a drug lord from the film ''[[:wp:Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]''. The two both end up in exile, both arrive to the city in Hawaiian shirts, both rise to power in Miami/Vice City using great amounts of violence, both build an empire from a large estate and mansion, both have short tempers and are prone to violence, both work as contract killers, and both killed their collaborators and took their ex-bosses' empires. The interior of the [[Vercetti Estate]] is even modeled after Montana's mansion. There are, however, key differences, most notably that Tommy did not become addicted to his own narcotics and that Tommy survived the shoot out in his mansion, as opposed to Montana who was killed. <br />
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Tommy Vercetti also bears some resemblance to 'Mr. Blonde' from the film ''[[:wp:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]]'', played by [[Michael Madsen]] who also voiced [[Toni Cipriani]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. The film sees 'Mr. Blonde' released from prison after loyally doing time for his crime family, as Tommy did after the &quot;Harwood Incident&quot; . Tommy later performs contract killings for a 'Mr. Black&quot;, whilst he is referred to as 'Mr. Teal' (a reference to the then deceased [[Leo Teal]] and Reservoir Dogs).<br />
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==Strength==<br />
Even thought Tommy is the oldest Protagonist in the entire [[GTA series]], that does not mean he can't hold his own, and he doesn't mind roughing people up at times to get what he wants and is always determined to get the job done. Tommy's fierce attitude lets him be able to fight any one he wants without any remorse for them. <br />
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== Notable crimes committed by Tommy ==<br />
*[[Phnom Penh '86|Killed the Sharks gang members in their mansion with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Sir, Yes Sir!|Stole a tank from a military convoy]].<br />
*[[Trojan Voodoo|Assaulted and destroyed a Haitian drug factory with Rico]].<br />
*[[Rub Out|Assaulted Ricardo Diaz's mansion and then killed Ricardo Diaz with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Shakedown|Smashed 5 store owners windows]].<br />
*[[Cop Land|Stole cop uniforms with Lance Vance and planted a bomb in the Tarbrush Cafe]].<br />
*[[The Job| Robbed the El Banco Corrupto Grande along side Phil Cassidy (Gun Expert), Cam Jones (Safe Cracker), and Hilary King (Getaway Driver)]].<br />
*[[Keep Your Friends Close...|Killed Lance Vance and Sonny Forelli while taking control of Vice City with his lawyer Ken Rosenberg]].<br />
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==VCBI Record==<br />
Tommy Vercetti has a record in the [[Vice City Bureau of Investigation]]..&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/ | title = Vice City Crime Tree | work = [[Rockstar Games]] }} official GTA Vice City website&lt;/ref&gt;: However, despite being a major character in the game, there is very little information on him in his file.<br />
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*Who is this guy? I got a call into the Parole Board in Liberty. Seems he was in prison there.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Mercedes Cortez, the daughter of [[Juan Cortez|Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]], was conceived as a love interest for Tommy, but Rockstar Games removed this subplot during development. There is a lot of deleted dialogue that involves the relationship between the two.<br />
*A Tommy Vercetti action figure can be located in the [[Zero RC]] shop in [[San Fierro]] in GTA San Andreas, along with a Lance Vance, James Earl Cash and Piggsy figure.<br />
*An Easter Egg in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] suggests that Tommy Vercetti, along with the other GTA III Era protagonists, are dead as of 2008. However, GTA IV does not share a canon with the GTA III Era. The egg likely refers to the fact that they will not be featured in any future games.<br />
*Kent Paul mentioned Tommy on his website with a phrase: &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot;. It possibly means that he was alive in [[2002]].<br />
*Tommy is mentioned only once in GTA San Andreas, during &quot;[[The Meat Business]]&quot;, where Ken mistakenly calls Carl &quot;Tommy&quot;, to which Carl responds &quot;Who the fuck is Tommy?&quot;.<br />
*In the official Grand Theft Auto: Vice City strategy guide, it is stated that he is 35 years old during the events of Vice City, making his year of birth 1950/1951.<br />
*Tommy is shown to like his [[Street Outfit]], as he got angry when [[Ken Rosenberg]] told him to change into a [[Soiree Outfit]] before attending [[Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]]'s Party in the mission [[The Party]]. <br />
*Tommy wears what appears to be a pearl necklace and a gold watch.<br />
*Tommy has committed the most murders in the GTA III Era, with a body count of 26 (including optional murders). In the entire series, Tommy commits the second most murders, only beaten by GTA IV protagonist [[Niko Bellic]], who has 50. <br />
*Tommy kills three of [[Victor Vance]]'s former employers. (Gonzalez, Ricardo Diaz and Lance Vance). <br />
*In DRIV3R, a [[GTA Clone|parody of GTA Vice City]] there are ten hidden enemies named &quot;Timmy Vermicelli&quot; which can be murdered by the player. Being a parody, the Timmy Vermicellis are intentionally poorly rendered and bear resemblances to Tommy Vercetti, most notably with the Hawaiian shirt, necklace, and the similar location of each setting (Vice City being based of Miami, which is one of the three cities Driv3r takes place in). Timmy Vermicelli also wears waterwings/arm bands, a reference to the lack of swimming in pre-GTA San Andreas games.<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is portrayed as being a highly successful protagonist throughout and at the end of the game. He has executed a major bank heist, crashed numerous drug deals and stolen their merchandise, survived large scale shootouts, owns businesses and real estate throughout Vice City (He owns 17 buildings, 9 of which are assets, including the Vercetti Estate), and is the leader of Vice City's most powerful gang. He is one of the most successful protagonists in the series' history, alongside [[Carl Johnson|Carl &quot;CJ&quot; Johnson]] and Victor Vance; (though Vance's is short-lived).<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is the only verbal protagonist in the entire GTA series that doesn't heavily swear. He is also the only verbal protagonist that doesn't say &quot;Fuck&quot; constantly in the series.<br />
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==Murders committed==<br />
*[[Leo Teal]] &lt;small&gt;([[Back Alley Brawl|killed]] due to possible links to the ambushed drug deal)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Avery Carrington's Rival]] &lt;small&gt;([[Four Iron|Killed]] for refusing to sell land to [[Avery Carrington]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Gonzalez]] &lt;small&gt;([[Treacherous Swine|killed]] for talking about the drug deal between the [[Forelli Family]] and the [[Vance Crime Family]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pierre La Ponce]] &lt;small&gt;([[Mall Shootout|killed]] whilst attempting to escape a police ambush during an exchange of stolen missile technology)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Carl Pearson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Road Kill|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mrs. Dawson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Waste the Wife|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike Griffin]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Dick Tanner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Franco Carter]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Marcus Hammond]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Nick Kong]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Charlie Dilson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Ricardo Diaz]] &lt;small&gt;([[Rub Out|killed]] for ambushing the drug deal with the Vance Crime Family)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman]] &lt;small&gt;([[Check Out At The Check In|killed]] under orders from [[Mr. Black]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Love Juice Dealer]]&lt;small&gt; ([[Love Juice|Killed]] for attempting to steal Tommy's money and flee with [[Love Juice]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pedro Garcia]] &lt;small&gt;([[Gun Runner|killed]] due to being a rival gun runner to [[Phil Cassidy]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Vice City Cabs Owner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Cabmaggedon|killed]] for trying to trap and kill him in a Viceport compound.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Candy's Agent]] &lt;small&gt;([[Recruitment Drive (GTA VC)|Killed]] for refusing to allow Candy to act in a pornography film.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Lance Vance]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Sonny Forelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy and attempting to kill him)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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'''Optional Murders:'''<br />
*[[Front Page Cafe Owner]]&lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death does not affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike (GTA VC)]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death doesn't affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pepe]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Rico]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman's Bodyguard]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Check Out At The Check In]], death does not affect the storyline, killing him makes the mission slightly easier to complete.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed by in the mission [[The Job]], death does not affect the storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:TommyVercetti-Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Tommy Vercetti.<br />
File:TimmyVermicelli-Driv3r.jpg|Timmy Vermicelli as depicted in Driver 3.<br />
File:TommyPhoneSonny GTAVC.JPG| Tommy telling Sonny Forelli that the coke and money are gone.<br />
File:TommyMeetsGarcia GTAVC.JPG| Tommy meets Col. Juan Garcia Cortez<br />
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==References==<br />
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|name = Weekend At Florians<br />
|image=WeekendatFlorian's-GTAIV2.png<br />
|size=200px<br />
|caption= [[Niko Bellic]], with [[Roman Bellic|Roman]], deciding whether to [[Executions|kill]] [[Bernie <br />
Crane|Florian Cravic]].<br />
|game = IV<br />
|for = [[Niko Bellic]]&lt;br&gt;(Given by [[Ray Boccino]])<br />
|location = [[Varsity Heights]], [[Algonquin]]<br />
|reward = Nothing<br />
|unlocks = [[Bernie Crane]]'s Missions,&lt;br&gt; [[Phil Bell]]'s Missions<br />
|unlockedby = [[No Way on the Subway]]<br />
|fail = Roman dies&lt;br&gt; [[Talbot]] dies &amp;&lt;br&gt; Stray too far off [[Talbot]] directions<br />
}}<br />
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'''Weekend at Florian's''' is the final mission&amp;nbsp;given by&amp;nbsp;the Italian criminal [[Ray Boccino]]. In this mission, [[Niko Bellic|Niko]] uses the help of Ray's aquintance, [[Talbot Daniels]] and [[Roman Bellic]] to find [[Florian Cravic]], a man he suspects killed his friends the [[wp:Yugoslav Wars|Bosnian Wars]], one of the two men Niko has spent ten years looking for.<br />
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== Walkthrough ==<br />
Once you're nearing the end of [[Ray Boccino|Ray]]'s missions, Ray gives you a call and throws you a &quot;bone&quot;. He tracked down Florian Cravic, a man Niko suspects betrayed the [[wp:Yugoslav Wars|military unit]]. Niko automatically calls Roman to help him locate [[Talbot]], a stranger that knows the location of Florian. Drive with&amp;nbsp;Roman to [[Star Junction]], [[Algonquin]]. During the ride over, Roman tells Niko that he sometimes plays cards with Talbot. Roman and Niko find Talbot on a busy street in Star Junction looking at a canvas, while he is doing so, Roman quickly recognizes him.<br />
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Niko (enraged and and prepared to find Florain Cravic tells Talbot not to mess around. After a quick drive around lower Algonquin they soon find out where Florain is living. After the that a cutscene will start up to show the player what happened in the past, then the mission ends.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
*The title ''Weekend at Florian's ''is based on the old movie ''[[wp:Weekend at Bernie's|Weekend at Bernie's]]'' since Florian insists that his name has changed to Bernie.<br />
*If the player brings up his cellphone while Talbot is giving directions, a message will pop up in the top left corner of the screen stating: &quot;Put your cellphone away and listen to Talbot!&quot;<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:WeekendatFlorian's-GTAIV.png|[[Niko Bellic|Niko]] and [[Roman Bellic]] outside [[Bernie Crane|Florian Cravic's]] apartment building.<br />
File:WeekendatFlorian's-GTAIV2.png|[[Niko Bellic]], with [[Roman Bellic|Roman]], deciding whether to [[Executions|kill]] [[Bernie <br />
Crane|Florian Cravic]].<br />
File:TalbotDaniels-GTAIV.png|Talbot Daniels at Star Junction.<br />
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|name = Weekend At Florians<br />
|image=WeekendatFlorian's-GTAIV2.png<br />
|size=200px<br />
|caption= [[Niko Bellic]], with [[Roman Bellic|Roman]], deciding whether to [[Executions|kill]] [[Bernie <br />
Crane|Florian Cravic]].<br />
|game = IV<br />
|for = [[Niko Bellic]]&lt;br&gt;(Given by [[Ray Boccino]])<br />
|location = [[Varsity Heights]], [[Algonquin]]<br />
|reward = Nothing<br />
|unlocks = [[Bernie Crane]]'s Missions,&lt;br&gt; [[Phil Bell]]'s Missions<br />
|unlockedby = [[No Way on the Subway]]<br />
|fail = Roman dies&lt;br&gt; [[Talbot]] dies &amp;&lt;br&gt; Stray too far off [[Talbot]] directions<br />
}}<br />
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'''Weekend at Florian's''' is the final mission&amp;nbsp;given by&amp;nbsp;the Italian criminal [[Ray Boccino]]. In this mission, [[Niko Bellic|Niko]] uses the help of Ray's aquintance, [[Talbot Daniels]] and [[Roman Bellic]] to find [[Florian Cravic]], a man he suspects killed his friends the [[wp:Yugoslav Wars|Bosnian Wars]], one of the two men Niko has spent ten years looking for.<br />
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== Walkthrough ==<br />
Once you're nearing the end of [[Ray Boccino|Ray]]'s missions, Ray gives you a call and throws you a &quot;bone&quot;. He tracked down Florian Cravic, a man Niko suspects betrayed the [[wp:Yugoslav Wars|military unit]]. Niko automatically calls Roman to help him locate [[Talbot]], a stranger that knows the location of Florian. Drive with&amp;nbsp;Roman to [[Star Junction]], [[Algonquin]]. During the ride over, Roman tells Niko that he sometimes plays cards with Talbot. Roman and Niko find Talbot on a busy street in Star Junction looking at a canvas, while he is doing so, Roman quickly recognizes him.<br />
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Niko (enraged and and prepared to find [[Florain Cravic]]) tells Talbot not to mess around. After a quick drive around lower Algonquin they soon find out where Florain is living. After the that a cutscene will start up to show the player what happened in the past, then the mission ends.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
*The title ''Weekend at Florian's ''is based on the old movie ''[[wp:Weekend at Bernie's|Weekend at Bernie's]]'' since Florian insists that his name has changed to Bernie.<br />
*If the player brings up his cellphone while Talbot is giving directions, a message will pop up in the top left corner of the screen stating: &quot;Put your cellphone away and listen to Talbot!&quot;<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:WeekendatFlorian's-GTAIV.png|[[Niko Bellic|Niko]] and [[Roman Bellic]] outside [[Bernie Crane|Florian Cravic's]] apartment building.<br />
File:WeekendatFlorian's-GTAIV2.png|[[Niko Bellic]], with [[Roman Bellic|Roman]], deciding whether to [[Executions|kill]] [[Bernie <br />
Crane|Florian Cravic]].<br />
File:TalbotDaniels-GTAIV.png|Talbot Daniels at Star Junction.<br />
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|image = Claude-GTAIII.jpg<br />
|size = 232px<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto III]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br />
|name = Claude<br />
|aka = Fido&lt;br /&gt;Kid<br />
|status = Alive<br />
|gender = M<br />
|dob = <br />
|pob = <br />
|dod = <br />
|home = [[San Fierro]]&lt;br /&gt;'''[[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]''':&lt;br /&gt;[[Portland Hideout|Safehouse]] in [[Red Light District]], [[Portland]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Staunton Island Hideout|Safehouse]] in [[Belleville Park]], [[Staunton Island]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Shoreside Vale Hideout|Safehouse]] in [[Wichita Gardens]], [[Shoreside Vale]]<br />
|nationality = [[United States of America|American]]<br />
|family = <br />
|affiliations = [[Catalina]] &lt;small&gt;([[1992]] - [[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Miguel]] &lt;small&gt;(until [[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[8-Ball]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Misty]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Luigi Goterelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Joey Leone]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Toni Cipriani]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Salvatore Leone]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Leone Family]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Maria Latore]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]] onwards)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Marty Chonks]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[El Burro (GTA III)|El Burro]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Asuka Kasen]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Kenji Kasen]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Yakuza]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ray Machowski]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Phil Cassidy]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[King Courtney]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Donald Love]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[D-Ice]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
|vehicles = Pink [[Elegy]]<br />
|businesses = [[Doherty Garage]] &lt;small&gt;(former)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
|voice = None Applicable<br />
}}<br />
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:''This article is about the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. For other characters, see [[Claude (disambiguation)]].''<br />
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'''Claude''' is a recurring character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, appearing as the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto III]] (set in [[2001]]) and in a minor role in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). There is no voice actor for Claude, as he does not speak in either of his appearances.<br />
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It is not known whether Claude from the [[GTA III Era]] is the same as [[Claude Speed]], the protagonist of [[GTA 2]]. <br />
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==Character history==<br />
===Life until 2001===<br />
Claude in [[1992]] had emerged as a top contender in an illegal racing ring (run by [[Wu Zi Mu]]) and owned an abandoned [[Doherty Garage|garage]] in [[Doherty]], [[San Fierro]]. He became involved with [[Catalina]], who had recently split up with [[Carl Johnson|Carl &quot;CJ&quot; Johnson]], before [[Farewell, My Love...|racing]] CJ in a losing effort. Following the loss, he hands over the pink slip to his black [[ZR-350]] to CJ. When the two end up racing a second time, Claude loses again, and he hands over the deed his garage to Johnson before leaving [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]] with Catalina. The two head to [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], where Catalina allies herself with the [[Colombian Cartel]]. Afterwards, they depart to engage in a series of robberies across the USA. In October 2001, Claude and Catalina return to Liberty City.<br />
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===2001===<br />
Claude and Catalina arrive in Liberty City in October [[2001]] and immediately [[Introduction (GTA III)|robbed]] a [[Liberty City Bank|bank]]. Catalina, however, turns on her boyfriend, shooting him and leaving him for dead, explaining that he is 'small time'. Claude is later arrested by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|Liberty City Police Department]]. He is convicted of all charges and is sentenced to ten years in prison. While being transferred to [[Liberty State Penitentiary]] in [[Portland]], Claude escapes from a police convoy after the [[Colombian Cartel]] attack the convoy to free the [[Old Oriental Gentleman]]. Claude and [[8-Ball]] [[Give Me Liberty|escape]] to a [[Portland Safehouse (GTA III)|safehouse]] in the [[Red Light District]], before moving on to [[Sex Club Seven]]. [[Luigi Goterelli]], the owner, gives Claude his first job in the city, to [[Luigi's Girls|drive]] [[Misty]] from the [[Sweeney General Hospital|hospital]] back to the club.<br />
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Claude, successful in his errand, continues to be employed by Goterelli, who also has him kill a [[Don't Spank Ma Bitch Up|drug dealer]] and [[Pump-Action Pimp|two pimps]], before having him [[Drive Misty For Me|drive]] Misty to [[Joey Leone|Joey Leone's]] [[Joey's Garage|garage]]. Claude then begins to work for Joey, killing both [[Mike Forelli]] and [[Lee Chong]], before [[Cipriani's Chauffeur|chauffering]] [[Toni Cipriani]], later working for him against the [[Portland Triads|Triads]]. Claude, impressing the [[Leone Family]] hierarchy, is [[Salvatore's Called A Meeting|introduced]] to the [[Gang Leaders|Don]], [[Salvatore Leone]]. Salvatore, 'seeing nothing but bright things' for Claude, has him [[Chaperone|look after]] his wife [[Maria Latore|Maria]] for an evening, [[Cutting The Grass|kill]] [[Curly Bob]] (who was selling secrets to the Colombian Cartel, now led by Catalina) and later [[Bomb Da Base Act II|destroy]] a freighter used as a factory for the drug [[SPANK]]. During this time, Claude also works for [[El Burro (GTA III)|El Burro]], the leader of the [[Diablos]], helping him on various tasks, and [[Marty Chonks]] in his attempts to get out of his various problems.<br />
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After destroying the Cartel freighter, a paranoid Salvatore [[Last Requests|attempts to kill]] Claude by having him enter a bomb-laden car. Salvatore's wife Maria, however, phones Claude and directs him to a small pier where the two meet [[Asuka Kasen]], co-leader of the [[Yakuza]], and flee to [[Staunton Island]] after Maria had told her husband that she was dating Claude. Asuka, unconvinced of Claude's loyalty, has him [[Sayonara Salvatore|kill]] Salvatore Leone to prove himself, before having him kill a number of other people causing her problems. She later introduces him to her brother [[Kenji Kasen|Kenji]] and [[Ray Machowski]], a corrupt police man working for the Yakuza. Claude helps Kenji with his problems, including settling debts and freeing a [[Kanbu|man]] from prison, and helps Machowski in his attempts to remain unnoticed, eventually helping him [[Marked Man|flee]] the city by the [[Francis International Airport in GTA III Era|airport]].<br />
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Claude continues to look for work and finds employment with [[King Courtney]], who has him [[Uzi Rider|attack]] the Diablos before [[Kingdom Come|attempting to kill]] him on orders from Catalina, and [[Donald Love]], who has him [[Waka-Gashira Wipeout|kill]] Kenji Kasen disguised as a Colombian Cartel gangster, to provoke a war. Asuka, unaware of Claude's role in her brother's death, launches an assault on a Cartel-controlled building site and begins to torture [[Miguel]], Catalina's right hand man, into giving away Cartel secrets. Armed with the information, Asuka sends Claude on various missions to hurt Cartel operations, including [[Espresso-2-Go!|stopping the selling]] of and [[S.A.M.|stealing]] a shipment of SPANK.<br />
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During this period, Claude briefly finds employment with [[D-Ice]], leader of the [[Red Jacks]] sub-sect of the [[Southside Hoods]], and attacks the rival [[Purple Nines]] into [[Rumble|defeat]]. After this, Claude [[Ransom (GTA III)|returns]] to the building site and finds both Asuka and Miguel dead, while a ransom note for Maria is left for him. Claude goes to the [[Cartel Mansion|Cartel mansion]], [[The Exchange (GTA III)|escapes an ambush, destroys a helicopter piloted by Catalina (killing her) and rescues Maria]]. As he and Maria walk offscreen, a shot is fired, and the fate of the two is left ambiguous.&lt;ref name=&quot;Maria&quot;&gt;[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/741/updated-asked-answered-re-vice-city-red-dead-redemption-and-chin.html ''(UPDATED) Asked &amp; Answered – Re: Vice City, Red Dead Redemption and Chinatown Wars'' - rockstargames.com]&lt;/ref&gt;<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Claude is a laid-back man that appears almost emotionless regardless of the situation. Provided he is paid for his services, he will take orders from his bosses without restraint or question, and usually gives a nod or two to show that he understands; even when he is getting scolded or shouted at by his bosses for doing something wrong or when things to don't pan out well for them. He also bows down to his bosses if required (as in [[Kenji Kasen|Kenji Kasen's]] case when Kenji bows down to Claude). He never speaks, and will only make a slight grunt when he is hurt, or an &quot;Oh!&quot; whenever he is [[Wasted|killed]]. He also seemingly is willing to kill whenever necessary, as he kills [[Kenji Kasen]] (a former boss) on the orders of Donald Love, and possibly kills Maria for talking too much. Claude will not hesitate to kill his former employers if necessary, or if given orders by another employer, as shown when he kills Kenji and [[Salvatore Leone]] under orders from Donald Love and Asuka Kasen respectively.<br />
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==Strength==<br />
Claude's own strength is very well extended, as he was able to rob over 10 banks in [[Liberty City]] without ever being caught, Claude body strength is also somewhat strong too as he was able to take two bullets to the chest that were from Catalina after his last bank robbery. It was never discussed how Claude was able to get his skills of murder, robbery, or any other criminal skills he has. <br />
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Claude remains true to his mission of finding and taking revenge on Catalina for leaving him for dead, and will be ready to fight even the [[Military|Army]] in order to accomplish his goals, even showing the slightest bit of pity for Maria when he allows her to live after saving her.<br />
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== Notable Crimes committed by Claude ==<br />
*The robbery of the [[Bank of Liberty]]. <br />
*[[Mike Lips Last Lunch|Planted a hidden bomb inside Mike Forelli's Car]].<br />
*[[The Getaway|Pose as a getaway driver for three mafia members while they robbed the Bank of Liberty]].<br />
*[[Blow Fish|Blown away the Triad's fish market]].<br />
*[[The Exchange|Rescued Maria and killed the Cartel leader Catalina]].<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*In-game, Claude is the most hated protagonist in the Grand Theft Auto series to date, as every gang in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], with the exception of the [[Yakuza]] and [[Southside Hoods]], becomes hostile to him as the player progresses through the storyline. With the exception of the Yakuza and the Southside Hoods, every gang that Claude has worked for turns on him at some point in the storyline.<br />
*Claude is the only GTA III Era protagonist that doesn't speak. [[Maria Latore|Maria]] discusses this with [[Lazlow Jones|Lazlow]] on [[Chatterbox FM]], saying that a man she's just met &quot;don't talk too much&quot;. However, as radio stations repeat everything over and over again, you can hear her saying that before she even meets Claude.<br />
*Claude appears on a poster inside of the [[Ocean View Hotel]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], as an [[Secrets in GTA Vice City|easter egg]].<br />
*In the [[Personal Computer|PC]] version for GTA III, Claude has two appearances to choose from: his default appearance, which consists of a black jacket, green trousers and dark-coloured sneakers; and a slightly modified version of it: a crew cut with a &quot;Zappa&quot; styled mustache, and a brown jacket with jeans and a pair of white sneakers.<br />
*In the [[Xbox]] version, Claude's hairstyle is slightly different and his fingers are more defined.<br />
*Claude's name is only revealed in the data files of GTA III, having been nameless throughout his appearance as protagonist in GTA III and in his cameo in GTA San Andreas. He is the only protagonist in the series to not be named in the game in which he or she is protagonist.<br />
*An [[Secrets in GTA IV|easter egg]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] paid homage to Claude and all the other GTA III Era protagonists in the form of small scribblings on the wall in random parts of the city.<br />
*In GTA IV, the player can unlock [[Claude's Outfit|a set of clothes similar to Claude's style]] for [[Niko Bellic]]. They are obtainable in the wardrobe at [[Playboy X|Playboy X's]] [[Playboy X's Penthouse|penthouse]].<br />
*It was revealed in data files of GTA III that the player was once allowed to enter their own character name, and the &quot;DEFNAM&quot; (default name) value for it was &quot;Claude&quot;.<br />
*Claude always shifts his shoulders forward when walking in the cutscenes in GTA III.<br />
*[[Carl Johnson]] referred to him as &quot;a mute asshole&quot; and &quot;a fucking snake without a tongue&quot; in the mission[[ Wear Flowers in Your Hair]] <br />
*He is the only protagonist to appear in the same mission as two other protagonists in the GTA III era. He encounters Carl Johnson during [[Farewell, My Love...]] in GTA San Andreas, while he encounters Toni Cipriani as a boss in GTA III. <br />
*Claude is seen wearing the exact same clothes in GTA III and in GTA San Andreas, which is rather odd as it is presumed that [[8-Ball]] got him whatever clothes that he could in [[Give Me Liberty]]. <br />
*Claude has striking similarities to Max Payne. They both have problems with the mafia, normally wield pistols and wear leather jackets, and they both can slow down time. However Claude can only slow down time when he takes adrenaline. <br />
*In the beta trailer, he is shown he was going to have a voice, but this was cut for no known reason. <br />
*Claude kills two/possibly three of [[Toni Cipriani]]'s former employers ([[Salvatore Leone]], [[Leon McAffrey]] and possibly [[Maria Latore|Maria]]).<br />
*Claude is the second least customizable character in the GTA III Era (behind [[Mike]]), as none of the options for protagonist customization in later games are present in GTA III. In most versions of the game, Claude wears one outfit (with the exception of the prison jumpsuit in [[Give Me Liberty]]), although there is one alternative clothing skin option in the PC version of GTA III. <br />
*Claude is the only protagonist in the series that drives a car in a different game which cannot be driven in the game in which he is playable, as he drives an Elegy in [[Farewell, My Love...]], which is not present in [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III.]]<br />
*An easter egg in GTA 4 suggested that Claude was dead, but this was false as [[Rockstar Games]] said that Claude is diffently not dead, but he is still out there somewhere.<br />
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===Grand Theft Auto 2===<br />
[[File:UserImage-Bluesboyjr-ClaudeFacebook.jpg|thumb|right|202px|The &quot;Which GTA Character Are You&quot; quiz page, showing Claude Speed on it.]]<br />
There is speculation that Claude is the same character as [[Claude Speed]] from [[Grand Theft Auto 2]]. Aside from the same first name, the Claude that appears in [[GTA 2: The Movie]] is dressed similarly (but not identically) to the Claude of GTA III. The movie's version of Claude Speed shares a several physical appearances with the Claude in the [[GTA III Era]] games, including his black jacket (made of cloth in GTA 2 and leather in GTA III, GTA San Andreas), t-shirt (white color in GTA 2 and black in GTA III, GTA San Andreas), long pants (black color in GTA 2 and dark khaki in GTA III, GTA San Andreas) and slicked hair. <br />
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Rockstar has never confirmed or denied that the two are the same person: in response to a query posted by a fan, an official spokesperson said:<br />
{{quote|&quot;''Probably. It seems very likely but it’s also possible that there are just a lot of angry silent car thieves called Claude out there.''&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/19081/asked-answered-max-payne-3-la-noire-red-dead-and-more.html ''Asked &amp; Answered: Max Payne 3, L.A. Noire, Red Dead and More'' - rockstargames.com]&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br />
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Rockstar created an official [[wp:Facebook|Facebook]] quiz called &quot;''What Grand Theft Auto character are you?''&quot;, in which by answering sixteen questions, the user would be given a character from the GTA series that fitted their personality. Certain combinations of answers would result in the answer '''Claude Speed''' with the artwork of GTA III's Claude, suggesting that either Claude Speed was merged with Claude, or that the two characters are exactly the same character, while also suggesting that this could be an official confirmation of them being the same characters. However, the accompanying description makes no reference to GTA 2.&lt;ref&gt;[http://apps.facebook.com/grandtheftautoquiz/ ''What Grand Theft Auto character are you?'' - facebook.com]&lt;/ref&gt;<br />
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It would be worth noting that if both Claudes were the same character, it would prove one of the following:<br />
*[[Grand Theft Auto 2]] is canon with the [[GTA III Era]].<br />
*Claude Speed was the full name of Claude.<br />
*Claude was still alive in the near future.<br />
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==Mission appearances==<br />
;GTA III<br />
*As the protagonist, he appears in every mission.<br />
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;GTA San Andreas<br />
*[[Wu Zi Mu (mission)|Wu Zi Mu]]<br />
*[[Farewell, My Love...]]<br />
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==Notable murders committed==<br />
*[[Mike Forelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[Mike Lips Last Lunch|killed]] on orders from [[Joey Leone]] after the Forelli Brothers did not repay their debts)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Lee Chong]] &lt;small&gt;([[Farewell 'Chunky' Lee Chong|killed]] on orders from Joey Leone for selling [[SPANK]] through his noodle stands)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Curly Bob]] &lt;small&gt;([[Cutting the Grass|killed]] on orders from [[Salvatore Leone]] for selling [[Leone Family]] secrets to the [[Colombian Cartel]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Salvatore Leone]] &lt;small&gt;([[Sayonara Salvatore|killed]] on orders from [[Asuka Kasen]] to prove his loyalty to the [[Yakuza]] and for trying to kill Claude)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Leon McAffrey]] &lt;small&gt;([[Plaster Blaster|killed]] on orders from [[Ray Machowski]] for turning states evidence.&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Tanner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Two-Faced Tanner|killed]] on orders from Asuka Kasen for being an undercover [[LCPD in GTA III Era|policeman]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Kenji Kasen]] &lt;small&gt;([[Waka-Gashira Wipeout|killed]] on orders from [[Donald Love]] to start a war between the Colombian Cartel and the Yakuza)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Catalina]] &lt;small&gt;([[The Exchange (GTA III)|killed]] for betraying him during a bank heist)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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===Optional murders===<br />
*[[Carl]] &lt;small&gt;(can be killed during the mission [[Her Lover]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Chico]] &lt;small&gt;(can be killed during the mission [[Chaperone]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
&lt;gallery width=&quot;auto&quot; perrow=&quot;4&quot; style=&quot;font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;&quot; widths=&quot;160&quot;&gt;<br />
File:Claude-Artwork2.jpg|Early concept artwork of Claude in GTA III.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII-prisonclothing.png|Claude's prison garments in GTA III.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII7.jpg|Liberty Tree newspaper in GTA III with an article regarding Claude's conviction.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII2.jpg|A render of Claude's enhanced model used in the Xbox version of GTA III.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII-optionalappearance.jpg|Claude's optional appearance in the PC version of GTA III.<br />
File:Claude-Artwork.jpg|Official artwork of Claude, created well after the release of GTA III in the style of immediate GTA games that followed GTA III.<br />
File:OceanViewHotel-GTAVC-posters.jpg|Claude as seen on a poster (center) in the Ocean View Hotel in GTA Vice City.<br />
File:Claude-GTASA.jpg|Claude circa 1992 in GTA San Andreas.<br />
File:Claude'soutfit-GTAIV-GTAIIIcomparison.jpg|Niko Bellic donning Claude's style of outfit in GTA IV.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII-actionfigure.jpg|Official Claude action figure released to commemorate GTA III's tenth anniversary.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII-lithograph.jpg|Lithograph of Claude to commemorate GTA III's tenth anniversary.<br />
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==References==<br />
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<div>The '''[[Wikipedia:Protagonist|protagonist]]''' is the main character of a story, and the main playable character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] games.<br />
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Traditionally, a protagonist is the main figure of a piece of literature or drama and has the main part or role. Alternatively, the phrase denotes a primary advocate of or proponent for a cause or movement. The main character can be a hero or a villain in a story - it is just the character with the lead role. In literature, the protagonist is characterized by his/her ability to change or evolve.<br />
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[[File:Claude-GTAIII2.jpg|thumb|Claude, the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto III.]]<br />
It should be pointed out that the protagonist is not always the hero of the story, as implied in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' games. They may commit crimes of some sort, (which the protagonists of the GTA games certainly do) but he/she is still considered the lead character, and is known to help out his/her friends, allies or close associates.<br />
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[[File:NikoBellic-Artwork.jpg|thumb|left|Niko Bellic, the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV.]]<br />
The protagonists between [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] share similar qualities. Most protagonists are new to town, either returning after a long time gone (such as [[Carl Johnson]] and [[Toni Cipriani]]) or have never been to the city before (such as [[Claude]], [[Tommy Vercetti]], [[Victor Vance]] and [[Niko Bellic]]). The protagonists usually start with nothing, with minimal influence and reputation, having to do odd jobs around for various small-timers, gaining friends and allies (like [[Asuka Kasen]], [[Avery Carrington]], [[Wu Zi Mu]], and [[Little Jacob]]) before moving up the social and economical ladder, attempting to rise through the criminal underworld, although their motives for doing so vary in each game. They eventually start establishing a name for themselves in the town, doing real jobs, making bigger and more powerful friends and business partners, and cutting real deals as their prominence, respect, money, and reputation begins to grow, until they end the game on top of the city, or at least with some powerful business and/or friends. Abnormal protagonists would be [[Luis Fernando Lopez]] and [[Johnny Klebitz]] who have always lived in Liberty City or Alderney and have already established their name, powerful friends, and high social and economical standing at the start of the game and must defend it from competitors. Most protagonists have a consistent distaste of drugs, and while deal and work with them, never use them.<br />
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The opposite of a protagonist is an '''[[antagonist]]''', which is the main person working against the protagonist and his actions. Again, this can be a villain or a hero, though usually a villain.<br />
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The main antagonists of the Grand Theft Auto games are usually introduced very early in the story, usually as the protagonist's friend or acquaintance until a major, personal betrayal (like [[Catalina]], [[Sonny Forelli]], [[Frank Tenpenny]], [[Jerry Martinez]] and [[Dimitri Rascalov]]) and are usually seen, heard, or mentioned throughout the game, moving against the protagonists' plans or goals, until they are finally confronted in some large-scale showdown by the protagonist at the end of the game. An abnormal antagonist is [[Massimo Torini]]; he makes the least amount of appearances than all the other [[antagonist]]s in the other [[Grand Theft Auto|games]] (only 2).<br />
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== Current list of GTA protagonists ==<br />
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&lt;onlyinclude&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;th&gt;'''Game'''<br />
&lt;/th&gt;<br />
&lt;th&gt;'''Protagonist(s)'''<br />
&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto 1|Grand Theft Auto]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Bubba]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Divine]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Katie]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Kivlov]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Mikki]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Travis]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Troy]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Ulrika]]&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
<br />
&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961|1961]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Charles Jones]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Johnny Hawtorn]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Maurice Caine]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Mick Casey]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Rodney Morash]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Sid Vacant]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Winston Henry]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Wolfie Vilans]]&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto 2]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Claude Speed]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto III]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Claude]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Tommy Vercetti]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Mike]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Carl Johnson]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Toni Cipriani]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Victor Vance]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Niko Bellic]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned|Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Johnny Klebitz]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[The Ballad of Gay Tony|Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Luis Fernando Lopez]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Huang Lee]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/onlyinclude&gt;<br />
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== List of Ally Groups ==<br />
'''Protagonist''': [[Claude]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': None&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': While Claude does maintain a close friendship and working relationship with the [[Yakuza]] over the course of the game, he always acts freelance and never makes a commitment to any gang.<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Tommy Vercetti]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': [[Vercetti Gang]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': Tommy founded the Vercetti gang [[Rub Out|after taking over]] [[Ricardo Diaz]]'s empire in [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. The actual name &quot;Vercetti Gang&quot; spawned when Tommy bought [[Kaufman Cabs]] and [[Delores]] tells the employees that the &quot;Vercetti Gang&quot; owns it now. She came up with it as an impromptu excuse because the firm apparently has been owned in the past by other gangs &amp; that's all the firm knows (possibly the Mafia or Cartel, as named by Delores) then the name sticks.<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Carl Johnson]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': [[Grove Street Families]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': CJ's brother, [[Sweet]] was a leader of the gang and therefore makes CJ the [[underboss]]. CJ has friendly relationships with the [[San Fierro Triads|Triad]] leader [[Wu Zi Mu]], and [[Varrios Los Aztecas]] leader [[Cesar Vialpando]].<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Mike]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': None&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': Mike, like Claude, also maintains close friendships with some gangs yet has never made a commitment to one. He is first seen working for the Mafia, yet is allied with [[Cisco]], the leader of the [[Columbian Cartel]].<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Toni Cipriani]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': [[Leone Family]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': Toni's parents possibly were in the Leone Family (as hinted by his mother in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]), but it is never given how he joined the family. He is close friends with Don [[Salvatore Leone]] and is made [[Caporegime]] later in the game and keeps his position well into [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]].<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Victor Vance]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': [[Vance Crime Family]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': After leaving the [[Trailer Park Mafia]] Vic and his brother [[Lance Vance|Lance]], who would become Vance Crime Family [[Underboss]], started the gang to make money for their asthmatic brother [[Pete Vance|Pete]].<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Niko Bellic]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': None&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason:''' When Niko came to Liberty city, he has to help Roman with his Taxi firm. The Jamaican Posse and the McReary Mob have and will always be allied with Niko due to his friendships with [[Little Jacob]] and [[Patrick McReary|Packie McReary]]. Niko can also have connections with the [[North Holland Hustlers]], if the player [[The Holland Play|chooses to kill]] [[Playboy X]] instead of [[Dwayne Forge]]<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Johnny Klebitz]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': [[The Lost Brotherhood]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': Johnny is the Vice President of The Lost biker gang, and is a full on member as well. He also is/was best friends with [[Billy Grey]], the President of The Lost, until the latter was imprisoned and the presidential torch passed to Johnny.<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Luis Fernando Lopez]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': [[Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': Luis works for [[Anthony Prince]], who isn't a part of any specific organization. He is also friends with the Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers' members [[Armando Torres]] and [[Henrique Bardas]], and depending other the player, can spend time [[Drug Wars |building up]] their drug empire.<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Huang Lee]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': [[Algonquin Triads]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': Huang's father was head of the gang before he was killed for the [[Yu Jian Sword]].<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Claude-GTAIII2.jpg|[[Claude]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto III]].<br />
File:TommyVercetti-GTAVC.jpg|[[Tommy Vercetti]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]].<br />
File:CarlJohnson-GTASA.png|[[Carl Johnson|Carl &quot;CJ&quot; Johnson]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]].<br />
File:ToniCipriani-GTALCS.png|[[Toni Cipriani]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]].<br />
File:VictorVance-GTAVCS.png|[[Victor Vance|Victor &quot;Vic&quot; Vance]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]].<br />
File:NikoBellic-Artwork.jpg|[[Niko Bellic]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].<br />
File:JohnnyKlebitz-TLAD.jpg|[[Johnny Klebitz]], the protagonist of [[The Lost and Damned]].<br />
File:LuisFernandoLopez-TBOGT.jpg|[[Luis Fernando Lopez]], the protagonist of [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]].<br />
File:Mike-GTAA.jpg|[[Mike]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto: Advance]].<br />
File:HuangLee-Artwork.jpg|[[Huang Lee]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]].<br />
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&lt;/gallery&gt;<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* The four [[GTA IV Era]] protagonists (Niko, Johnny, Luis and Huang) have criminal records in the [[LCPD Database]], and each have the crime &quot;Grand Theft Auto&quot; listed.<br />
* From [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]] onwards, every protagonist (aside from [[Johnny Klebitz]] and [[Luis Fernando Lopez]]) begins the game either new to the specific location, or has returned after a long time away, usually relative to the player.<br />
** Toni is returning to Liberty City after a four year absence similar to the player (1994 to 1998).<br />
**Tommy Vercetti goes from Liberty City to Vice City (GTA III to GTA Vice City)<br />
** Claude and Niko have just entered the city as the player has entered the era (GTA III Era and GTA IV Era)<br />
** Johnny and Luis are not new to the city, since the player is accustomed to the city through Niko.<br />
**GTA V's protagonist states he has recently moved to Los Santos.<br />
* Niko, Claude, and Mike are so far the only protagonists of any GTA game to work freelance (not a member of any particular organization).<br />
* Every [[GTA IV Era]] protagonists have long sleeve shirts/suits/jackets and cannot have a short sleeve shirt.<br />
*Claude, Tommy Vercetti, Johnny Klebitz, and Luis Lopez were the only protagonist to have not been blackmailed by the government or a corrupt officer into doing a job.<br />
*Johnny Klebitz, and Huang Lee were the only two protagonist to not change there clothes in the entire games. <br />
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<div>The '''[[Wikipedia:Protagonist|protagonist]]''' is the main character of a story, and the main playable character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] games.<br />
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Traditionally, a protagonist is the main figure of a piece of literature or drama and has the main part or role. Alternatively, the phrase denotes a primary advocate of or proponent for a cause or movement. The main character can be a hero or a villain in a story - it is just the character with the lead role. In literature, the protagonist is characterized by his/her ability to change or evolve.<br />
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[[File:Claude-GTAIII2.jpg|thumb|Claude, the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto III.]]<br />
It should be pointed out that the protagonist is not always the hero of the story, as implied in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' games. They may commit crimes of some sort, (which the protagonists of the GTA games certainly do) but he/she is still considered the lead character, and is known to help out his/her friends, allies or close associates.<br />
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[[File:NikoBellic-Artwork.jpg|thumb|left|Niko Bellic, the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV.]]<br />
The protagonists between [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] share similar qualities. Most protagonists are new to town, either returning after a long time gone (such as [[Carl Johnson]] and [[Toni Cipriani]]) or have never been to the city before (such as [[Claude]], [[Tommy Vercetti]], [[Victor Vance]] and [[Niko Bellic]]). The protagonists usually start with nothing, with minimal influence and reputation, having to do odd jobs around for various small-timers, gaining friends and allies (like [[Asuka Kasen]], [[Avery Carrington]], [[Wu Zi Mu]], and [[Little Jacob]]) before moving up the social and economical ladder, attempting to rise through the criminal underworld, although their motives for doing so vary in each game. They eventually start establishing a name for themselves in the town, doing real jobs, making bigger and more powerful friends and business partners, and cutting real deals as their prominence, respect, money, and reputation begins to grow, until they end the game on top of the city, or at least with some powerful business and/or friends. Abnormal protagonists would be [[Luis Fernando Lopez]] and [[Johnny Klebitz]] who have always lived in Liberty City or Alderney and have already established their name, powerful friends, and high social and economical standing at the start of the game and must defend it from competitors. Most protagonists have a consistent distaste of drugs, and while deal and work with them, never use them.<br />
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The opposite of a protagonist is an '''[[antagonist]]''', which is the main person working against the protagonist and his actions. Again, this can be a villain or a hero, though usually a villain.<br />
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The main antagonists of the Grand Theft Auto games are usually introduced very early in the story, usually as the protagonist's friend or acquaintance until a major, personal betrayal (like [[Catalina]], [[Sonny Forelli]], [[Frank Tenpenny]], [[Jerry Martinez]] and [[Dimitri Rascalov]]) and are usually seen, heard, or mentioned throughout the game, moving against the protagonists' plans or goals, until they are finally confronted in some large-scale showdown by the protagonist at the end of the game. An abnormal antagonist is [[Massimo Torini]]; he makes the least amount of appearances than all the other [[antagonist]]s in the other [[Grand Theft Auto|games]] (only 2).<br />
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== Current list of GTA protagonists ==<br />
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&lt;onlyinclude&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;th&gt;'''Game'''<br />
&lt;/th&gt;<br />
&lt;th&gt;'''Protagonist(s)'''<br />
&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto 1|Grand Theft Auto]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Bubba]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Divine]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Katie]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Kivlov]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Mikki]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Travis]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Troy]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Ulrika]]&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961|1961]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Charles Jones]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Johnny Hawtorn]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Maurice Caine]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Mick Casey]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Rodney Morash]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Sid Vacant]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Winston Henry]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Wolfie Vilans]]&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto 2]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Claude Speed]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto III]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Claude]]<br />
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&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Tommy Vercetti]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;tr&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Mike]]<br />
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&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Carl Johnson]]<br />
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&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Toni Cipriani]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Victor Vance]]<br />
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&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Niko Bellic]]<br />
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&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned|Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Johnny Klebitz]]<br />
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&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;td&gt;[[The Ballad of Gay Tony|Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Luis Fernando Lopez]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
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&lt;td&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;td&gt;[[Huang Lee]]<br />
&lt;/td&gt;<br />
&lt;/tr&gt;<br />
&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/onlyinclude&gt;<br />
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== List of Ally Groups ==<br />
'''Protagonist''': [[Claude]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': None&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': While Claude does maintain a close friendship and working relationship with the [[Yakuza]] over the course of the game, he always acts freelance and never makes a commitment to any gang.<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Tommy Vercetti]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': [[Vercetti Gang]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': Tommy founded the Vercetti gang [[Rub Out|after taking over]] [[Ricardo Diaz]]'s empire in [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. The actual name &quot;Vercetti Gang&quot; spawned when Tommy bought [[Kaufman Cabs]] and [[Delores]] tells the employees that the &quot;Vercetti Gang&quot; owns it now. She came up with it as an impromptu excuse because the firm apparently has been owned in the past by other gangs &amp; that's all the firm knows (possibly the Mafia or Cartel, as named by Delores) then the name sticks.<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Carl Johnson]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': [[Grove Street Families]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': CJ's brother, [[Sweet]] was a leader of the gang and therefore makes CJ the [[underboss]]. CJ has friendly relationships with the [[San Fierro Triads|Triad]] leader [[Wu Zi Mu]], and [[Varrios Los Aztecas]] leader [[Cesar Vialpando]].<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Mike]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': None&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': Mike, like Claude, also maintains close friendships with some gangs yet has never made a commitment to one. He is first seen working for the Mafia, yet is allied with [[Cisco]], the leader of the [[Columbian Cartel]].<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Toni Cipriani]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': [[Leone Family]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': Toni's parents possibly were in the Leone Family (as hinted by his mother in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]), but it is never given how he joined the family. He is close friends with Don [[Salvatore Leone]] and is made [[Caporegime]] later in the game and keeps his position well into [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]].<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Victor Vance]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': [[Vance Crime Family]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': After leaving the [[Trailer Park Mafia]] Vic and his brother [[Lance Vance|Lance]], who would become Vance Crime Family [[Underboss]], started the gang to make money for their asthmatic brother [[Pete Vance|Pete]].<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Niko Bellic]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': None&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason:''' When Niko came to Liberty city, he has to help Roman with his Taxi firm. The Jamaican Posse and the McReary Mob have and will always be allied with Niko due to his friendships with [[Little Jacob]] and [[Patrick McReary|Packie McReary]]. Niko can also have connections with the [[North Holland Hustlers]], if the player [[The Holland Play|chooses to kill]] [[Playboy X]] instead of [[Dwayne Forge]]<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Johnny Klebitz]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': [[The Lost Brotherhood]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': Johnny is the Vice President of The Lost biker gang, and is a full on member as well. He also is/was best friends with [[Billy Grey]], the President of The Lost, until the latter was imprisoned and the presidential torch passed to Johnny.<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Luis Fernando Lopez]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': [[Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': Luis works for [[Anthony Prince]], who isn't a part of any specific organization. He is also friends with the Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers' members [[Armando Torres]] and [[Henrique Bardas]], and depending other the player, can spend time [[Drug Wars |building up]] their drug empire.<br />
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'''Protagonist''': [[Huang Lee]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group''': [[Algonquin Triads]]&lt;br /&gt;'''Group reason''': Huang's father was head of the gang before he was killed for the [[Yu Jian Sword]].<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
&lt;gallery&gt;<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII2.jpg|[[Claude]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto III]].<br />
File:TommyVercetti-GTAVC.jpg|[[Tommy Vercetti]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]].<br />
File:CarlJohnson-GTASA.png|[[Carl Johnson|Carl &quot;CJ&quot; Johnson]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]].<br />
File:ToniCipriani-GTALCS.png|[[Toni Cipriani]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]].<br />
File:VictorVance-GTAVCS.png|[[Victor Vance|Victor &quot;Vic&quot; Vance]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]].<br />
File:NikoBellic-Artwork.jpg|[[Niko Bellic]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].<br />
File:JohnnyKlebitz-TLAD.jpg|[[Johnny Klebitz]], the protagonist of [[The Lost and Damned]].<br />
File:LuisFernandoLopez-TBOGT.jpg|[[Luis Fernando Lopez]], the protagonist of [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]].<br />
File:Mike-GTAA.jpg|[[Mike]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto: Advance]].<br />
File:HuangLee-Artwork.jpg|[[Huang Lee]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]].<br />
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&lt;/gallery&gt;<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* The four [[GTA IV Era]] protagonists (Niko, Johnny, Luis and Huang) have criminal records in the [[LCPD Database]], and each have the crime &quot;Grand Theft Auto&quot; listed.<br />
* From [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]] onwards, every protagonist (aside from [[Johnny Klebitz]] and [[Luis Fernando Lopez]]) begins the game either new to the specific location, or has returned after a long time away, usually relative to the player.<br />
** Toni is returning to Liberty City after a four year absence similar to the player (1994 to 1998).<br />
**Tommy Vercetti goes from Liberty City to Vice City (GTA III to GTA Vice City)<br />
** Claude and Niko have just entered the city as the player has entered the era (GTA III Era and GTA IV Era)<br />
** Johnny and Luis are not new to the city, since the player is accustomed to the city through Niko.<br />
**GTA V's protagonist states he has recently moved to Los Santos.<br />
* Niko, Claude, and Mike are so far the only protagonists of any GTA game to work freelance (not a member of any particular organization).<br />
* Every [[GTA IV Era]] protagonists have long sleeve shirts/suits/jackets and cannot have a short sleeve shirt.<br />
*Claude, Tommy Vercetti, Johnny Klebitz, and Luis Lopez were the only protagonist to have not been blackmailed by the government or a corrupt officer into doing a job.<br />
*Johnny Klebitz, and Huang Lee were the only two protagonist to have change there clothes in the entire games. <br />
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|name = No Way on the Subway<br />
|image = NoWayontheSubway-GTAIV.png<br />
|size = 300px<br />
|caption = [[Jim Fitzgerald]] and the nameless biker.<br />
|game = IV<br />
|for = [[Ray Boccino]]<br />
|location = [[Algonquin]]<br />
|reward = [[Money|$]]9,500<br />
|unlocks = [[Late Checkout]]<br />
|unlockby = [[Museum Piece]]<br />
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'''No Way on the Subway''' is a mission in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. It is given by [[Ray Boccino]] to [[Niko Bellic]].<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The mission starts off with [[Ray Boccino]] and [[Phil Bell]] telling Niko that the [[money]] and [[Diamonds|diamonds]] are missing, with the money stolen by [[Johnny Klebitz]] during the bungled [[Museum Piece | deal in the museum]] and the diamonds with [[Luis Fernando Lopez]]. They order you to get revenge on those bikers.<br />
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== Walkthrough ==<br />
Hail a taxi or drive to the bikers' hangout just out of [[Northwood]], [[Algonquin]]. Quick, jump on the bike and chase the two goons. One of them, a beginner biker, will skid at an intersection a few seconds after you jump on the bike. You can use his slow driving to easily pop a headshot and remain in pursuit with one biker. Follow him into the hospital in [[Northwood]] where he will destroy some police barricades and ride his bike onto the tracks.<br />
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Follow him towards [[Broker]] on the railway and be careful to follow him exactly as there is a derailed train and if you hit that, it's [[Wikipedia:Game Over|game over]]. He will take a jump - make sure to start shooting him now! Once both bikers are dead, the mission is over; you might want to head back to Algonquin and save the game there.<br />
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Some time after the mission, a Weazel News Report says that one of the bikers was identified as [[Jim Fitzgerald]], a close friend of [[Johnny Klebitz]] and an important supporting character in the first GTA IV add-on, [[The Lost and Damned]].<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
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* Just before Fitzgerald is killed, he [[Was It Worth It?|escaped]] with help from [[Johnny Klebitz]] from Drussila's after being tortured by [[Ray Boccino]]'s goons.<br />
* If you are a beginner, it's best to do this mission before [[I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots, and Your Motorcycle]] because it gets you used to Motorcycle shootouts.<br />
* If you let the chase go on with both Jim and the mystery biker, Jim will crash into an oncoming subway train and die instantly, leaving Niko to speak one of two lines of extra dialogue: &quot;Was that the Uptown J train?&quot; or &quot;Your friend's gonna be smeared from here to [[Northwood]]!&quot;<br />
* Niko is originally sent to kill Johnny for stealing the money, but while Niko is chasing Jim, Ray sent some of his men to [[Was It Worth It?|deal with Johnny]] instead. When Niko calls Ray after killing Jim, and reporting Johnny missing, Ray informs Niko not to worry about it.<br />
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== Glitchs ==<br />
If you kill Jim before, where the train has derailed, it says enter train, as if you where at the platform, waiting to board the train. However you cannot enter the derailed train. Also if you visit the place again, (maybe after killing Jim, than returning to the place) the train has disappeared, but where the train has crashed, it took out a part of the steel poles, which still can be seen.<br />
Sometimes, if you crash into a subway when chasing the bikers on the subway tracks, your bike will strangly disappear.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:NoWayontheSubway-GTAIV2.png|[[Niko Bellic]] chasing one of the [[The Lost Brotherhood|bikers]] through the subway tunnels.<br />
File:NoWayontheSubway-GTAIV3.jpg|[[Niko Bellic]] chasing one of the [[The Lost Brotherhood|bikers]] on a bridge's pedestrian crossing.<br />
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<div>{{infobox mission<br />
|name = No Way on the Subway<br />
|image = NoWayontheSubway-GTAIV.png<br />
|size = 300px<br />
|caption = Niko talking to [[Jim Fitzgerald]] and the nameless biker.<br />
|game = IV<br />
|for = [[Ray Boccino]]<br />
|location = [[Algonquin]]<br />
|reward = [[Money|$]]9,500<br />
|unlocks = [[Late Checkout]]<br />
|unlockby = [[Museum Piece]]<br />
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'''No Way on the Subway''' is a mission in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. It is given by [[Ray Boccino]] to [[Niko Bellic]].<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The mission starts off with [[Ray Boccino]] and [[Phil Bell]] telling Niko that the [[money]] and [[Diamonds|diamonds]] are missing, with the money stolen by [[Johnny Klebitz]] during the bungled [[Museum Piece | deal in the museum]] and the diamonds with [[Luis Fernando Lopez]]. They order you to get revenge on those bikers.<br />
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== Walkthrough ==<br />
Hail a taxi or drive to the bikers' hangout just out of [[Northwood]], [[Algonquin]]. Quick, jump on the bike and chase the two goons. One of them, a beginner biker, will skid at an intersection a few seconds after you jump on the bike. You can use his slow driving to easily pop a headshot and remain in pursuit with one biker. Follow him into the hospital in [[Northwood]] where he will destroy some police barricades and ride his bike onto the tracks.<br />
<br />
Follow him towards [[Broker]] on the railway and be careful to follow him exactly as there is a derailed train and if you hit that, it's [[Wikipedia:Game Over|game over]]. He will take a jump - make sure to start shooting him now! Once both bikers are dead, the mission is over; you might want to head back to Algonquin and save the game there.<br />
<br />
Some time after the mission, a Weazel News Report says that one of the bikers was identified as [[Jim Fitzgerald]], a close friend of [[Johnny Klebitz]] and an important supporting character in the first GTA IV add-on, [[The Lost and Damned]].<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
<br />
* Just before Fitzgerald is killed, he [[Was It Worth It?|escaped]] with help from [[Johnny Klebitz]] from Drussila's after being tortured by [[Ray Boccino]]'s goons.<br />
* If you are a beginner, it's best to do this mission before [[I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots, and Your Motorcycle]] because it gets you used to Motorcycle shootouts.<br />
* If you let the chase go on with both Jim and the mystery biker, Jim will crash into an oncoming subway train and die instantly, leaving Niko to speak one of two lines of extra dialogue: &quot;Was that the Uptown J train?&quot; or &quot;Your friend's gonna be smeared from here to [[Northwood]]!&quot;<br />
* Niko is originally sent to kill Johnny for stealing the money, but while Niko is chasing Jim, Ray sent some of his men to [[Was It Worth It?|deal with Johnny]] instead. When Niko calls Ray after killing Jim, and reporting Johnny missing, Ray informs Niko not to worry about it.<br />
<br />
== Glitchs ==<br />
If you kill Jim before, where the train has derailed, it says enter train, as if you where at the platform, waiting to board the train. However you cannot enter the derailed train. Also if you visit the place again, (maybe after killing Jim, than returning to the place) the train has disappeared, but where the train has crashed, it took out a part of the steel poles, which still can be seen.<br />
Sometimes, if you crash into a subway when chasing the bikers on the subway tracks, your bike will strangly disappear.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
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File:NoWayontheSubway-GTAIV2.png|[[Niko Bellic]] chasing one of the [[The Lost Brotherhood|bikers]] through the subway tunnels.<br />
File:NoWayontheSubway-GTAIV3.jpg|[[Niko Bellic]] chasing one of the [[The Lost Brotherhood|bikers]] on a bridge's pedestrian crossing.<br />
&lt;/gallery&gt;<br />
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<div>{{infobox borough|Broker<br />
|image = [[File:Broker montage.jpg|250px]]<br />
|caption = From top left: [[Broker Bridge]], [[Downtown Broker]], [[Schottler Medical Center]] and [[Screamer|Screamer Roller Coaster]], [[Hove Beach]]<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: IV]] &lt;br&gt; [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]<br />
|city = [[Liberty City in GTA IV era|Liberty City]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Broker''' is one of the five boroughs in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'s version of [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]]. It contains 12 out of the city's 65 neighborhoods, while its population is the third highest, estimated at 1,368,198. Its real-life archetype is [[wp:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]]. It is situated to the south of the borough of [[Dukes]] and connected to [[Algonquin]] by the [[Broker Bridge|Broker]] and [[Algonquin Bridge|Algonquin]] bridges. Broker was named after King George III's bastard son who came to [[America]]. Streets in Broker are been named after Western-era cowboys and cowboy-related words (Cassidy Street, Deadwood Street, Earp Street, Hickock Street, and Kid Street are some examples). Avenues in Broker are primarily been named after Indian tribes (Iroquois Avenue, Mohawk Avenue, Onandaga Avenue, Seneca Avenue are some examples).<br />
<br />
Broker and Dukes are the only boroughs in the metropolitan area that share an island. Waters separate all other boroughs.<br />
<br />
This is the borough in which the player begins GTA IV, in which [[Niko Bellic]] meets his cousin [[Roman Bellic]].<br />
<br />
Broker's central business district is it's [[Downtown Broker|Downtown]] neighborhood, which is a successful business district beside [[Outlook Park]] with tall buildings. Broker is a very poor borough shown in other areas though; around [[BOABO]] and [[Schottler]] there are many hobos. Near Niko's [[Broker Safehouse|safehouse]] in [[Hove Beach]], there are many [[Russian Mafia|Russian]] thugs with weapons hanging around. If Niko exits his safehouse in Hove and shoots the sky, these thugs will be notified and start blasting Niko.<br />
<br />
==Character==<br />
Broker has a very large diversity in the characters of various districts. The western districts ([[East Hook]], [[BOABO]]) are gritty, run down and industrial, however in some cases gentrification is common. In other districts, like [[Outlook]], [[Rotterdam Hill]] and [[South Slopes]], a diverse, middle-class population of yuppies, immigrants, businesspeople and hipsters resides, There are also districts with their own individual, ethnic minority identities, these include; Eastern European: [[Hove Beach]], African American: [[Firefly Projects]] and Jamaican/Caribbean: [[Schottler]] &amp; [[Beechwood City]], The borough also offers areas with important uses, such as a business district and urban center: [[Downtown Broker]], Entertainment: [[Firefly Island]] and an affluent, gated, residential area for Liberty City's wealthiest: [[Beachgate]].<br />
<br />
==Places of interest==<br />
[[Image:Underbridge.jpg|right|thumb|256px|The Broker Bridge.]]<br />
*[[Broker Bridge]]<br />
*[[Broker Navy Yard]] ''([[Mohanet Ave]], [[East Hook]])''<br />
* [[Funland]] ''(Crockett Ave and Oneida Ave, [[Hove Beach]])''<br />
* [[Outlook Park]] ''(Surrounded by Montauk Ave, Gibson St, and Oneida Ave, [[Outlook]])''<br />
*[[Soldier's Plaza]] ''(Montauk Ave and Sundance St, [[Outlook]])''<br />
<br />
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==Notable residents==<br />
{{Col-begin}}<br />
{{Col-1-of-3}}<br />
*[[Jermaine Andrews]]<br />
*[[Niko Bellic]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Roman Bellic]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Anna Faustin]]<br />
*[[Ilyena Faustin]]<br />
*[[Mikhail Faustin]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Vladimir Glebov]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Jon Gravelli, Jr.]]<br />
*[[Michael Graves]]<br />
{{Col-2-of-3}}<br />
*[[Mori Green]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Brucie Kibbutz|Bruce &quot;Brucie&quot; Kibbutz]]<br />
*[[Jacob Hughes|&quot;Little&quot; Jacob Hughes]]<br />
*[[Teafore Maxwell-Davies|Teafore “Real Badman” Maxwell-Davies]]<br />
*[[Dardan Petrela]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Kenny Petrovic]]<br />
*[[Lenny Petrovic]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Oleg Minkov|Oleg Minkov]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Dimitri Rascalov]] (formerly)<br />
{{Col-3-of-3}}<br />
*[[Lyle Rivas]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Tom Rivas]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Isaac Roth]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Roy Zito]]<br />
*[[GTA IV|Mel]]<br />
*[[Muscovski]]<br />
*[[Michelle (GTA IV)|Michelle]]<br />
{{Col-end}}<br />
<br />
==Notable businesses==<br />
* [[Burger Shot]] (Carson Street, [[Beechwood City]])<br />
* [[Car Wash]] (Tutelo Avenue, [[Beechwood City]])<br />
* [[Comrades Bar]] (Mohawk Avenue, [[Hove Beach]])<br />
* [[Express Cab Service]] (Cisco Street/ Iroquois Avenue Intersection, [[Hove Beach]])<br />
* [[Homebrew Café]] ([[Beechwood City]])<br />
* [[Memory Lanes]] [[bowling]] alley (The Promenade, [[Firefly Island]])<br />
* [[Perestroika]] (Tulsa Street, [[Hove Beach]])<br />
* [[Pay 'n' Spray]] (Gibson Street, [[Outlook]])<br />
* [[Russian Shop|Russian Clothier]] (Mohawk Avenue, [[Hove Beach]])<br />
* [[The 69th Street Diner]] (Bart Street/ Mohawk Avenue Intersection, [[Hove Beach]])<br />
* [[TW@]] (Oneida Avenue, [[Outlook]])<br />
<br />
==Neighborhoods==<br />
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Image:BeachGate-GTA4-northwestwards.jpg|[[Beachgate]] (''[[wp:Seagate, Brooklyn|Seagate]]'')<br />
Image:BeechwoodCity-GTA4-northwestwards.jpg|[[Beechwood City]] (''[[wp:Flatbush, Brooklyn|Flatbush]]'')<br />
Image:BOABO-GTA4-southwards.jpg|[[BOABO]] (''[[wp:DUMBO, Brooklyn|DUMBO]]'')<br />
Image:DowntownBroker-GTA4-southwards.jpg|[[Downtown Broker|Downtown]] (''[[wp:Downtown Brooklyn|Downtown Brooklyn]]'')<br />
Image:EastHook-GTA4-southwards.jpg|[[East Hook]] (''[[wp:Red Hook, Brooklyn|Red Hook]]'')<br />
Image:FireflyIsland-GTA4-beach.jpg|[[Firefly Island]] (''[[wp:Coney Island|Coney Island]]'')<br />
Image:FireflyProjects-GTA4-westwards.jpg|[[Firefly Projects]] (''[[wp:Brownsville, Brooklyn|Brownsville]]'' and ''[[wp:East New York|East New York]]'')<br />
Image:HoveBeach-GTA4-northeastwards.jpg|[[Hove Beach]] (''[[wp:Brighton Beach, Brooklyn|Brighton Beach]]'' and ''[[wp:Bay Ridge|Bay Ridge]])<br />
Image:OutlookPark-GTA4-northeastwards.jpg|[[Outlook]] (''[[wp:Prospect Park, Brooklyn|Prospect Park]]'')<br />
Image:SouthSlopes-GTA4-northwestwards.jpg|[[South Slopes]] (''[[wp:Park Slope, Brooklyn|Park Slope]]'')<br />
Image:RotterdamHill-GTA4-northeastwards.jpg|[[Rotterdam Hill]] (''[[wp:Clinton Hill, Brooklyn|Clinton Hill]]'' and ''[[wp:Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn|Brooklyn Heights]]'')<br />
Image:Schottler-GTA4-northwestwards.jpg|[[Schottler]] (''[[wp:Sunnyside, Queens|Sunnyside]]'' and ''[[wp:Bedford Stuyvesant|Bedford Stuyvesant]]'')<br />
&lt;/gallery&gt;<br />
{{broker neighborhoods}}<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*Originally, Broker would have featured a neighbourhood called '''Goatherd''', which, judging by its name, may have been based of off [[wp:Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn|Sheepshead Bay]].<br />
*A &quot;broker&quot; is either a party that mediates between a buyer and a seller in accounting deals or stock trading.<br />
*Brooklyn is New York's most populated borough, though in this game, [[Algonquin]] (based of Manhattan) is the most populated.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
&lt;gallery&gt;<br />
Image:Broker.jpg|A map of Broker.<br />
Image:Stuntjumps broker-dukes upload.jpg|Stunt Jumps in Broker and Dukes.<br />
&lt;/gallery&gt;<br />
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<div>{{infobox borough|Broker<br />
|image = [[File:Broker montage.jpg|250px]]<br />
|caption = From top left: [[Broker Bridge]], [[Downtown Broker]], [[Schottler Medical Center]] and [[Screamer|Screamer Roller Coaster]], [[Hove Beach]]<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: IV]] &lt;br&gt; [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]<br />
|city = [[Liberty City in GTA IV era|Liberty City]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Broker''' is one of the five boroughs in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'s version of [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]]. It contains 12 out of the city's 65 neighborhoods, while its population is the third highest, estimated at 1,368,198. Its real-life archetype is [[wp:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]]. It is situated to the south of the borough of [[Dukes]] and connected to [[Algonquin]] by the [[Broker Bridge|Broker]] and [[Algonquin Bridge|Algonquin]] bridges. Broker was named after King George III's bastard son who came to [[America]]. Streets in Broker are been named after Western-era cowboys and cowboy-related words (Cassidy Street, Deadwood Street, Earp Street, Hickock Street, and Kid Street are some examples). Avenues in Broker are primarily been named after Indian tribes (Iroquois Avenue, Mohawk Avenue, Onandaga Avenue, Seneca Avenue are some examples).<br />
<br />
Broker and Dukes are the only boroughs in the metropolitan area that share an island. Waters separate all other boroughs.<br />
<br />
This is the borough in which the player begins GTA IV, in which [[Niko Bellic]] meets his cousin [[Roman Bellic]].<br />
<br />
Broker's central business district is it's [[Downtown Broker|Downtown]] neighborhood, which is a successful business district beside [[Outlook Park]] with tall buildings. Broker is a very poor borough shown in other areas though; around [[BOABO]] and [[Schottler]] there are many hobos. Near Niko's [[Broker Safehouse|safehouse]] in [[Hove Beach]], there are many [[Russian Mafia|Russian]] thugs with weapons hanging around. If Niko exits his safehouse in Hove and shoots the sky, these thugs will be notified and start blasting Niko.<br />
<br />
==Character==<br />
Broker has a very large diversity in the characters of various districts. The western districts ([[East Hook]], [[BOABO]]) are gritty, run down and industrial, however in some cases gentrification is common. In other districts, like [[Outlook]], [[Rotterdam Hill]] and [[South Slopes]], a diverse, middle-class population of yuppies, immigrants, businesspeople and hipsters resides, There are also districts with their own individual, ethnic minority identities, these include; Eastern European: [[Hove Beach]], African American: [[Firefly Projects]] and Jamaican/Caribbean: [[Schottler]] &amp; [[Beechwood City]], The borough also offers areas with important uses, such as a business district and urban center: [[Downtown Broker]], Entertainment: [[Firefly Island]] and an affluent, gated, residential area for Liberty City's wealthiest: [[Beachgate]].<br />
<br />
==Places of interest==<br />
[[Image:Underbridge.jpg|right|thumb|256px|The Broker Bridge.]]<br />
*[[Broker Bridge]]<br />
*[[Broker Navy Yard]] ''([[Mohanet Ave]], [[East Hook]])''<br />
* [[Funland]] ''(Crockett Ave and Oneida Ave, [[Hove Beach]])''<br />
* [[Outlook Park]] ''(Surrounded by Montauk Ave, Gibson St, and Oneida Ave, [[Outlook]])''<br />
*[[Soldier's Plaza]] ''(Montauk Ave and Sundance St, [[Outlook]])''<br />
<br />
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==Notable residents==<br />
{{Col-begin}}<br />
{{Col-1-of-3}}<br />
*[[Jermaine Andrews]]<br />
*[[Niko Bellic]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Roman Bellic]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Anna Faustin]]<br />
*[[Ilyena Faustin]]<br />
*[[Mikhail Faustin]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Vladimir Glebov]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Jon Gravelli, Jr.]]<br />
*[[Michael Graves]]<br />
{{Col-2-of-3}}<br />
*[[Mori Green]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Brucie Kibbutz|Bruce &quot;Brucie&quot; Kibbutz]]<br />
*[[Jacob Hughes|&quot;Little&quot; Jacob Hughes]]<br />
*[[Teafore Maxwell-Davies|Teafore “Real Badman” Maxwell-Davies]]<br />
*[[Dardan Petrela]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Kenny Petrovic]]<br />
*[[Lenny Petrovic]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Oleg Minkov|Oleg Minkov]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Dimitri Rascalov]] (formerly)<br />
{{Col-3-of-3}}<br />
*[[Lyle Rivas]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Tom Rivas]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Isaac Roth]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Roy Zito]]<br />
*([[GTA IV)|Mel]]<br />
*[[Muscovski]]<br />
*[[Michelle (GTA IV)|Michelle]]<br />
{{Col-end}}<br />
<br />
==Notable businesses==<br />
* [[Burger Shot]] (Carson Street, [[Beechwood City]])<br />
* [[Car Wash]] (Tutelo Avenue, [[Beechwood City]])<br />
* [[Comrades Bar]] (Mohawk Avenue, [[Hove Beach]])<br />
* [[Express Cab Service]] (Cisco Street/ Iroquois Avenue Intersection, [[Hove Beach]])<br />
* [[Homebrew Café]] ([[Beechwood City]])<br />
* [[Memory Lanes]] [[bowling]] alley (The Promenade, [[Firefly Island]])<br />
* [[Perestroika]] (Tulsa Street, [[Hove Beach]])<br />
* [[Pay 'n' Spray]] (Gibson Street, [[Outlook]])<br />
* [[Russian Shop|Russian Clothier]] (Mohawk Avenue, [[Hove Beach]])<br />
* [[The 69th Street Diner]] (Bart Street/ Mohawk Avenue Intersection, [[Hove Beach]])<br />
* [[TW@]] (Oneida Avenue, [[Outlook]])<br />
<br />
==Neighborhoods==<br />
&lt;gallery&gt;<br />
Image:BeachGate-GTA4-northwestwards.jpg|[[Beachgate]] (''[[wp:Seagate, Brooklyn|Seagate]]'')<br />
Image:BeechwoodCity-GTA4-northwestwards.jpg|[[Beechwood City]] (''[[wp:Flatbush, Brooklyn|Flatbush]]'')<br />
Image:BOABO-GTA4-southwards.jpg|[[BOABO]] (''[[wp:DUMBO, Brooklyn|DUMBO]]'')<br />
Image:DowntownBroker-GTA4-southwards.jpg|[[Downtown Broker|Downtown]] (''[[wp:Downtown Brooklyn|Downtown Brooklyn]]'')<br />
Image:EastHook-GTA4-southwards.jpg|[[East Hook]] (''[[wp:Red Hook, Brooklyn|Red Hook]]'')<br />
Image:FireflyIsland-GTA4-beach.jpg|[[Firefly Island]] (''[[wp:Coney Island|Coney Island]]'')<br />
Image:FireflyProjects-GTA4-westwards.jpg|[[Firefly Projects]] (''[[wp:Brownsville, Brooklyn|Brownsville]]'' and ''[[wp:East New York|East New York]]'')<br />
Image:HoveBeach-GTA4-northeastwards.jpg|[[Hove Beach]] (''[[wp:Brighton Beach, Brooklyn|Brighton Beach]]'' and ''[[wp:Bay Ridge|Bay Ridge]])<br />
Image:OutlookPark-GTA4-northeastwards.jpg|[[Outlook]] (''[[wp:Prospect Park, Brooklyn|Prospect Park]]'')<br />
Image:SouthSlopes-GTA4-northwestwards.jpg|[[South Slopes]] (''[[wp:Park Slope, Brooklyn|Park Slope]]'')<br />
Image:RotterdamHill-GTA4-northeastwards.jpg|[[Rotterdam Hill]] (''[[wp:Clinton Hill, Brooklyn|Clinton Hill]]'' and ''[[wp:Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn|Brooklyn Heights]]'')<br />
Image:Schottler-GTA4-northwestwards.jpg|[[Schottler]] (''[[wp:Sunnyside, Queens|Sunnyside]]'' and ''[[wp:Bedford Stuyvesant|Bedford Stuyvesant]]'')<br />
&lt;/gallery&gt;<br />
{{broker neighborhoods}}<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*Originally, Broker would have featured a neighbourhood called '''Goatherd''', which, judging by its name, may have been based of off [[wp:Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn|Sheepshead Bay]].<br />
*A &quot;broker&quot; is either a party that mediates between a buyer and a seller in accounting deals or stock trading.<br />
*Brooklyn is New York's most populated borough, though in this game, [[Algonquin]] (based of Manhattan) is the most populated.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
&lt;gallery&gt;<br />
Image:Broker.jpg|A map of Broker.<br />
Image:Stuntjumps broker-dukes upload.jpg|Stunt Jumps in Broker and Dukes.<br />
&lt;/gallery&gt;<br />
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<div>{{infobox borough|Broker<br />
|image = [[File:Broker montage.jpg|250px]]<br />
|caption = From top left: [[Broker Bridge]], [[Downtown Broker]], [[Schottler Medical Center]] and [[Screamer|Screamer Roller Coaster]], [[Hove Beach]]<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: IV]] &lt;br&gt; [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]<br />
|city = [[Liberty City in GTA IV era|Liberty City]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Broker''' is one of the five boroughs in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'s version of [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]]. It contains 12 out of the city's 65 neighborhoods, while its population is the third highest, estimated at 1,368,198. Its real-life archetype is [[wp:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]]. It is situated to the south of the borough of [[Dukes]] and connected to [[Algonquin]] by the [[Broker Bridge|Broker]] and [[Algonquin Bridge|Algonquin]] bridges. Broker was named after King George III's bastard son who came to [[America]]. Streets in Broker are been named after Western-era cowboys and cowboy-related words (Cassidy Street, Deadwood Street, Earp Street, Hickock Street, and Kid Street are some examples). Avenues in Broker are primarily been named after Indian tribes (Iroquois Avenue, Mohawk Avenue, Onandaga Avenue, Seneca Avenue are some examples).<br />
<br />
Broker and Dukes are the only boroughs in the metropolitan area that share an island. Waters separate all other boroughs.<br />
<br />
This is the borough in which the player begins GTA IV, in which [[Niko Bellic]] meets his cousin [[Roman Bellic]].<br />
<br />
Broker's central business district is it's [[Downtown Broker|Downtown]] neighborhood, which is a successful business district beside [[Outlook Park]] with tall buildings. Broker is a very poor borough shown in other areas though; around [[BOABO]] and [[Schottler]] there are many hobos. Near Niko's [[Broker Safehouse|safehouse]] in [[Hove Beach]], there are many [[Russian Mafia|Russian]] thugs with weapons hanging around. If Niko exits his safehouse in Hove and shoots the sky, these thugs will be notified and start blasting Niko.<br />
<br />
==Character==<br />
Broker has a very large diversity in the characters of various districts. The western districts ([[East Hook]], [[BOABO]]) are gritty, run down and industrial, however in some cases gentrification is common. In other districts, like [[Outlook]], [[Rotterdam Hill]] and [[South Slopes]], a diverse, middle-class population of yuppies, immigrants, businesspeople and hipsters resides, There are also districts with their own individual, ethnic minority identities, these include; Eastern European: [[Hove Beach]], African American: [[Firefly Projects]] and Jamaican/Caribbean: [[Schottler]] &amp; [[Beechwood City]], The borough also offers areas with important uses, such as a business district and urban center: [[Downtown Broker]], Entertainment: [[Firefly Island]] and an affluent, gated, residential area for Liberty City's wealthiest: [[Beachgate]].<br />
<br />
==Places of interest==<br />
[[Image:Underbridge.jpg|right|thumb|256px|The Broker Bridge.]]<br />
*[[Broker Bridge]]<br />
*[[Broker Navy Yard]] ''([[Mohanet Ave]], [[East Hook]])''<br />
* [[Funland]] ''(Crockett Ave and Oneida Ave, [[Hove Beach]])''<br />
* [[Outlook Park]] ''(Surrounded by Montauk Ave, Gibson St, and Oneida Ave, [[Outlook]])''<br />
*[[Soldier's Plaza]] ''(Montauk Ave and Sundance St, [[Outlook]])''<br />
<br />
&lt;br clear=&quot;both&quot;&gt;<br />
==Notable residents==<br />
{{Col-begin}}<br />
{{Col-1-of-3}}<br />
*[[Jermaine Andrews]]<br />
*[[Niko Bellic]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Roman Bellic]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Anna Faustin]]<br />
*[[Ilyena Faustin]]<br />
*[[Mikhail Faustin]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Vladimir Glebov]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Jon Gravelli, Jr.]]<br />
*[[Michael Graves]]<br />
{{Col-2-of-3}}<br />
*[[Mori Green]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Brucie Kibbutz|Bruce &quot;Brucie&quot; Kibbutz]]<br />
*[[Jacob Hughes|&quot;Little&quot; Jacob Hughes]]<br />
*[[Teafore Maxwell-Davies|Teafore “Real Badman” Maxwell-Davies]]<br />
*[[Dardan Petrela]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Kenny Petrovic]]<br />
*[[Lenny Petrovic]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Oleg Minkov|Oleg Minkov]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Dimitri Rascalov]] (formerly)<br />
{{Col-3-of-3}}<br />
*[[Lyle Rivas]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Tom Rivas]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Isaac Roth]] (formerly)<br />
*[[Roy Zito]]<br />
*[[GTA IV|Mel]]<br />
*[[Muscovski]]<br />
*[[Michelle (GTA IV)|Michelle]]<br />
{{Col-end}}<br />
<br />
==Notable businesses==<br />
* [[Burger Shot]] (Carson Street, [[Beechwood City]])<br />
* [[Car Wash]] (Tutelo Avenue, [[Beechwood City]])<br />
* [[Comrades Bar]] (Mohawk Avenue, [[Hove Beach]])<br />
* [[Express Cab Service]] (Cisco Street/ Iroquois Avenue Intersection, [[Hove Beach]])<br />
* [[Homebrew Café]] ([[Beechwood City]])<br />
* [[Memory Lanes]] [[bowling]] alley (The Promenade, [[Firefly Island]])<br />
* [[Perestroika]] (Tulsa Street, [[Hove Beach]])<br />
* [[Pay 'n' Spray]] (Gibson Street, [[Outlook]])<br />
* [[Russian Shop|Russian Clothier]] (Mohawk Avenue, [[Hove Beach]])<br />
* [[The 69th Street Diner]] (Bart Street/ Mohawk Avenue Intersection, [[Hove Beach]])<br />
* [[TW@]] (Oneida Avenue, [[Outlook]])<br />
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==Neighborhoods==<br />
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Image:BeachGate-GTA4-northwestwards.jpg|[[Beachgate]] (''[[wp:Seagate, Brooklyn|Seagate]]'')<br />
Image:BeechwoodCity-GTA4-northwestwards.jpg|[[Beechwood City]] (''[[wp:Flatbush, Brooklyn|Flatbush]]'')<br />
Image:BOABO-GTA4-southwards.jpg|[[BOABO]] (''[[wp:DUMBO, Brooklyn|DUMBO]]'')<br />
Image:DowntownBroker-GTA4-southwards.jpg|[[Downtown Broker|Downtown]] (''[[wp:Downtown Brooklyn|Downtown Brooklyn]]'')<br />
Image:EastHook-GTA4-southwards.jpg|[[East Hook]] (''[[wp:Red Hook, Brooklyn|Red Hook]]'')<br />
Image:FireflyIsland-GTA4-beach.jpg|[[Firefly Island]] (''[[wp:Coney Island|Coney Island]]'')<br />
Image:FireflyProjects-GTA4-westwards.jpg|[[Firefly Projects]] (''[[wp:Brownsville, Brooklyn|Brownsville]]'' and ''[[wp:East New York|East New York]]'')<br />
Image:HoveBeach-GTA4-northeastwards.jpg|[[Hove Beach]] (''[[wp:Brighton Beach, Brooklyn|Brighton Beach]]'' and ''[[wp:Bay Ridge|Bay Ridge]])<br />
Image:OutlookPark-GTA4-northeastwards.jpg|[[Outlook]] (''[[wp:Prospect Park, Brooklyn|Prospect Park]]'')<br />
Image:SouthSlopes-GTA4-northwestwards.jpg|[[South Slopes]] (''[[wp:Park Slope, Brooklyn|Park Slope]]'')<br />
Image:RotterdamHill-GTA4-northeastwards.jpg|[[Rotterdam Hill]] (''[[wp:Clinton Hill, Brooklyn|Clinton Hill]]'' and ''[[wp:Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn|Brooklyn Heights]]'')<br />
Image:Schottler-GTA4-northwestwards.jpg|[[Schottler]] (''[[wp:Sunnyside, Queens|Sunnyside]]'' and ''[[wp:Bedford Stuyvesant|Bedford Stuyvesant]]'')<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Originally, Broker would have featured a neighbourhood called '''Goatherd''', which, judging by its name, may have been based of off [[wp:Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn|Sheepshead Bay]].<br />
*A &quot;broker&quot; is either a party that mediates between a buyer and a seller in accounting deals or stock trading.<br />
*Brooklyn is New York's most populated borough, though in this game, [[Algonquin]] (based of Manhattan) is the most populated.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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Image:Broker.jpg|A map of Broker.<br />
Image:Stuntjumps broker-dukes upload.jpg|Stunt Jumps in Broker and Dukes.<br />
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{{infobox city|<br />
|image = [[Image:LC Montage.jpg|315px]]<br />
|caption = From top left: [[Algonquin]], the [[Civilization Committee]] building, the [[Statue of Happiness]], [[Star Junction]], the [[The Monoglobe|Monoglobe]], the [[Broker Bridge]] and [[Fishmarket South|Lower Algonquin]].<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]&lt;br&gt;[[The Lost and Damned]]&lt;br&gt;[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]&lt;br&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]<br />
|name = Liberty City<br />
|mayor = [[Julio Ochoa]]<br />
|pop = 8,363,710<br />
|size =<br />
|established =<br />
|state = [[Liberty State]]<br />
|boroughs= [[Algonquin]]&lt;br&gt;[[Bohan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Broker]]&lt;br&gt;[[Dukes]].<br />
}}<br />
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'''Liberty City in the GTA IV Era''' is the third appearance of Liberty City, much different from its [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|appearance in the GTA III Era]] and much more closely based on [[wikipedia:New York City|New York City]]. The city has more detail and personality, with many more places which are based on real [[/New York Landmarks|landmarks]] such as the [[Statue of Happiness]], [[Star Junction]] and the [[Rotterdam Tower]].<br />
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This rendition of Liberty City has versions of four of the five boroughs of [[wp:New York City|New York City]], plus [[wp:New Jersey|New Jersey]]. [[wp:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]] is '''[[Broker]]''', [[wp:Queens|Queens]] is '''[[Dukes]]''', [[wp:Manhattan|Manhattan]] is '''[[Algonquin]]''' and [[wp:The Bronx|Bronx]] is '''[[Bohan]]'''. The state and city of [[wp:New Jersey|New Jersey]] is [[Alderney]], which technically is separate from Liberty City. The only borough not to be recreated in the game is [[wikipedia:Staten Island|Staten Island]].<br />
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Grand Theft Auto IV and its two episodes ([[The Lost and Damned]] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]) use the same full rendition of the city. However, a small number of different locations are accessible in the different episodes. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars uses all of the city apart from [[Alderney]] and is altered for the top-down perspective of the game.<br />
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{{quote|&quot;With more sights, shows, restaurants, bars, museums, shopping and borderline psychopaths than you can shake a shotgun at, there is no place quite like Liberty City. Where else can you get sworn at by a senior citizen, accosted by a crackhead, propositioned by a prostitute, and strip-searched by a police officer, all before breakfast? Discover the history, culture and diversity that make a booming metropolis the capital of the world, at least according to the over-caffeinated locals. We encourage you to explore Liberty City's four boroughs and it's islands, each with it's own distinct atmosphere and personality. There is always something for everyone. There is also Liberty City's sister, Alderney State...&quot;}}<br />
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==Geography==<br />
[[File:Liberty City In GTA IV.png|thumb|right|343px|A southern view of Liberty City at night.]]<br />
Liberty City is divided into 65 individual and unique neighborhoods which are spread across four boroughs within Liberty City, and also part of the state of [[Alderney]], including [[Alderney City]].<br />
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Click on an island/borough for more information, or see a full [[:Image:Neighborhoods-iv.jpg|Map of neighborhoods]].<br />
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{{Liberty City Map}}<br />
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{|class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br />
!Image<br />
!Borough Name<br />
!Archetype's Name<br />
!Description<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:panorama.jpg|100px]]<br />
![[Algonquin]]<br />
|[[wikipedia:Manhattan|Manhattan]]<br />
|'''Self-proclaimed center of everything'''<br />
&lt;br /&gt;A bustling commercial district full of amazing towering skyscrapers and a varied composition of cultures. Here holds various famous landmarks, such as [[Star Junction]] (Time Square), [[Middle Park]] (Central Park), and the [[Rotterdam Tower]] (Empire State Building).<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Hove Beach.jpg|100px]]<br />
![[Broker]]<br />
|[[wikipedia:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]]<br />
|<br />
'''An ex-city on its own'''<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
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A distinct ex-city on its own, it maintains a distinct character apart from the rest of the city. This is the borough in which [[Niko Bellic]] initially arrives to Liberty City.<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Hill.jpg|100px]]<br />
![[Dukes]]<br />
|[[wikipedia:Queens|Queens]]<br />
|'''Multicultural ghettos'''<br />
&lt;br /&gt;An old ethnically-diverse predominantly-residential area, it is the location of the baseball stadium that is home to the [[Liberty City Swingers]], and an Irish pub, the [[Steinway Beer Garden]].<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Rail.jpg|100px]]<br />
![[Bohan]]<br />
|[[wikipedia:Bronx|Bronx]]<br />
|'''Practically upstate'''<br />
&lt;br /&gt;The birthplace of the culture of rap, hip-hop, and drugs. Largely consists of expansive run down housing developments and is home to the [[St.Mary's Community Project]] led by [[Manny Escuela]].<br />
|}<br />
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In addition, Liberty City has three smaller islands: [[Charge Island]], [[Colony Island]], and [[Happiness Island]], all surrounding the Borough of [[Algonquin]].<br />
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== History of Liberty City ==<br />
{{main|A History of Liberty City}}<br />
[[File:Sunset.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto IV, looking across to [[Algonquin]] from a park in [[Broker]].]]<br />
Liberty City first began when the Dutch sent out English explorer [[Horatio Humboldt]] to find a new location for them to sell [[Drugs|Marijuana]] in 1609 and he sailed to the Humboldt river. The Dutch became a colony and soon Europeans traveled to city to find what freedom was truly like in the colony of New Rotterdam which promised convenience stores and public hangings as well as a slave trade craze which swept the colony ever since the very first ship load of slaves. Eventually, the English set sail for the colony, which was based on the slender island named Algonquin after an old Indian word with the same pronunciation and the settlers signed a petition to be ruled by the British. Soon the English expanded the colonies by eradicating natives and took over three new islands for the colony. The first consisted of both Broker, named after the king's bastard son who was conceived by a milk maid and the other Dukes, after the term Duky because the people smelled like excrement. Alderney was named after a man called Phillip D'Alderney, the only man who could bear living in the swampy industrial island. The smallest island was named Bohan for the Dutch word for Dutch word. <br />
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The British and the Americans fought in what was to be known as the American revolution for freedom from taxes, and after receiving a statue of a transvestite eating ice cream from the French, the Americans won and removed the Union Jack and melting the statue of King George into chains, toilet seats and gold teeth. Slavery was soon outlawed in Liberty City and women were forced to spend time under train tracks servicing men. The politicians of Liberty City moved to Washington DC when Liberty City's status as the capital of the nation was removed and given to DC. Frederick O' Fitzpatrick decided to head to the south and teach them a lesson after tensions risen and a civil war was on the horizon, but before doing so constructed Middle Park. Beyond the tranquility, people were tired of living in black and white and riots ensued, which didn't help with a civil war looming.<br />
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==City Information==<br />
As of 2008, the population of Liberty City is 8,363,710. The current mayor is [[Julio Ochoa]] while the Deputy Mayor is [[Bryce Dawkins]]. [[Thomas Stubbs III]] is Liberty City's congressman. The time setting is approximately in April to September 2008.<br />
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The area of the city is compressed in size (as seen with the Empire State Building's proximity to the Broker Bridge in the final shot), and the various landmarks are placed much closer to each other than in real life. The entire map is smaller than that of [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], but is immensely more detailed. This makes Liberty City in GTA IV the most lifelike city to feature in any [[Grand Theft Auto]] game yet. From the massive buildings and large mass of traffic on every block of Algonquin, to residential areas of Bohan, Rockstar has successfully compromised quantity for quality, although the lack of pedestrians in normally crowded places such as Star Junction has drawn criticism.<br />
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Liberty City is an incredibly diverse city and so are its neighborhoods and residents. Such examples of diverse neighborhoods include the large Russian, Italian-American and African-American populations found in various neighborhoods across the city. Liberty City's residents are known for their sarcastic attitude. The demonym of a Liberty City inhabitant is &quot;Libertonian&quot;.<br />
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====Crime====<br />
Crime is life in [[Liberty City]], most likely brought about by the large number of gangs in Liberty, each fighting for control of the city and will use any means possible. [[The Commission]] is an Italian-American Mafia association of all the major gangs in the city, including the Five Families are the [[Ancelotti Family]], the [[Pavano Family]], [[Gambetti Family]], the [[Messina Family]] and the [[Lupisella Family]]. Towards the end of GTA IV, the [[Pegorino Family]] are trying to gain a place in The Commission. There are other major crime organizations such as the [[Irish American Killers|Irish]], and the [[Algonquin Triads|Triads]]. There are, of course, many ethnic street gangs in Liberty City as well, such as the [[North Holland Hustlers]], the [[Dominican Drug Cartel|Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers]], and the [[Spanish Lords]].<br />
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This is the city where anything goes, so long as you don't get caught. There has been a crackdown on crime in recent years and the police are everywhere in the city these days. The force responsible for patrolling and maintaining order in Liberty City and Alderney is the '''[[LCPD in GTA IV Era|Liberty City Police Department]]''' or '''LCPD'''.<br />
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====Food &amp; Drink====<br />
Much of Liberty City's catering scene comprises of fast food chains and food stands/ vendors. Two of the most dominant fast food chains within the city are the [[Burger Shot]] and [[Cluckin' Bell]] franchises. Their restaurants can be found in several locations across the city. Hot Dog [[vendors]] can also be found in many locations, as well as a few hamburger vendors and mixed nuts vendors around Liberty City, particularly around [[Middle Park]].<br />
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===Sports Teams===<br />
Liberty City, being one of the largest cities in GTA's America, is home to many major league sports franchises. The [[Liberty Swingers]] are the baseball team, likely based off a combination of the [[wp:New York Mets|New York Mets]], [[wp:New York Yankees|New York Yankees]] and [[wp:Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]], a basketball team, the [[Liberty City Penetrators]], which is based off the [[wp:New York Knicks|New York Knicks]], a women's basketball team, the [[Liberty City Salamanders]] (based off the [[wp:New York Liberty|New York Liberty]], a hockey team, the [[Liberty City Rampage]], who aren't based off either pro hockey team from New York, but have a logo that's similar to an older [[wp:Washington Capitals|Washington Capitals]] logo, albeit recolored, and a soccer team, [[Red Mist FC]], which are based off the real life New York soccer team, [[wp:The New York Red Bulls|New York Red Bulls]].<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
[[File:Booth Tunnel.jpg|thumb|right|250px|One of the entrances to the [[Booth Tunnel]]]]<br />
The main form of transport throughout Liberty City is by road, there is a prominent [[Freeways in GTA IV|freeway]] in each borough, with two in Algonquin and another stretching from Broker to Dukes. A [[Bridges in Liberty City in GTA IV|bridge]] connects each island to [[Algonquin]], with two from Algonquin to [[Broker]] and another from [[Dukes]] to [[Bohan]].<br />
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There is also an extensive [[Subway in GTA IV|subway]] system, connecting the many areas of Broker, Dukes, Algonquin, and Bohan with two main routes. One serves inner Algonquin and Bohan, the other serves outer Algonquin and Broker/Dukes.<br />
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Every street in the new Liberty City has a name. All the streets on each island mean something. For example, most streets in Broker are named after famous cowboys; streets in Dukes are named after patriotic events, and streets in Algonquin are named after U.S. State Capitals.<br />
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[[File:Train.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Subway lines]]<br />
Helicopters can be flown either by the player or by an NPC pilot when participating in Helitours, and Liberty City has an international airport named [[Francis International Airport, Dukes|Francis International]], though the aircraft cannot be used by the player in the game. Boats can also be used to travel between the islands.<br />
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==Choice of setting==<br />
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When asked why [[Rockstar Games]] decided to re-use Liberty City, [[Dan Houser]], Vice President of the company said: ''&quot;[New York City] is an environment we felt had never been done to the level we were envisioning it in a video game. From looking at all of the locations, this was the one that really stood out to us, and really had that impact. It has <br />
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''&quot;The texture of the Algonquin streets, which are filled with crater-like potholes and occasional glimpses of the brick used in a world gone by, are greatly varied in design and something you can't tear your eye from. The visual makeup of the city was something we could capture real well and really understand the minute aspects of its personality. Trying to put that into a videogame is something that we think is unique to the video game medium. It was a way that we could capture some aspects of the experience of living there that you couldn't put into a film, you couldn't put into a TV show, and you couldn't put into a book.&quot;''<br />
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''&quot;A big part of New York life is walking around the streets and meeting lunatics. That's something that we definitely tried to put into the game. We are trying to give it that life and difference between the neighborhoods and the difference between the kinds of people. We are tying to capture that Capital of the World aspect of New York.&quot;''<br />
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''&quot;It's not the full city, it's an approximation thereof. We make a city that feels like the real thing, but is perfectly tuned for gameplay in the broadest sense. The world is not designed to be a video game. We are trying to make a video game that feels like the world, but still plays like a video game. The design of the city and the missions that unfold within it are designed hand-in-hand and complement each other perfectly. Everything in this world is here for a reason, where it is directly tied to gameplay or simply there to create atmosphere.&quot;''<br />
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==GTA Chinatown Wars==<br />
[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] has a few differences to the Liberty City in the main console versions. This is mainly due to its top-down view, which is as a result of its design for the [[Nintendo DS]] portable platform.<br />
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*The game features only the 'real' Liberty City, meaning that Alderney was removed, as well as the [[Booth Tunnel]] and the [[Hickey Bridge]].<br />
*There are no major height differences. Though changes in elevation are present, these are generally minor, and are ultimately barely more than [[Unique Stunt Jumps]]. This has led to the removal of many [[Freeways in GTA IV|freeway overpasses]], which are replaced with double-lane roads.<br />
*The street pattern, though roughly following that of Grand Theft Auto IV, is more grid-based, with smooth turns not being accommodated for. <br />
*Street names have been omitted, most likely due to the aforementioned removal of the overpasses, Booth Tunnel, and Hickey Bridge.<br />
*Most skyscrapers only have their base rendered, as the top could not be viewed with the top-down perspective provided by GTA Chinatown Wars.<br />
*The [[Subway in GTA IV|train system]] is not usable, as stations cannot be entered. However, stations, tracks, and trains are still present.&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot; /&gt;<br />
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&lt;!--&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;[[File:Liberty Skyline.JPG|The modern day Liberty City skyline at night, viewed from the south]]&lt;/div&gt;--&gt;<br />
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==Maps==<br />
&lt;gallery widths=&quot;120&quot; captionalign=&quot;left&quot;&gt;<br />
Image:Neighborhoods-iv.jpg|Neighborhoods Map<br />
Image:Liberty_City_Road_Map.jpg|Liberty City Road Map<br />
Image:LC Subway Map.jpg|Subway Map<br />
Image:Emergency-iv.jpg|Emergency Services locations<br />
Image:Map healthpickups.png|Map showing locations of First aid kits<br />
Image:Map bodyarmour.png|Map showing locations of Body Armor<br />
Image:Lciv.jpg|Map of Liberty City and the independent state of Alderney (Far left)<br />
File:Picture1.jpg|Map of Liberty City and Alderney as they appear on the pause menu of GTA IV<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
*The depiction of Liberty City in the [http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/ official website of GTA IV] has been retouched to picture the entire city, or at least its landmass, as being larger than it is in-game. Broker is seen extended further to the right, or east, and lights that stretch to the horizon are visible in this extended area, as well as behind Dukes and Algonquin. The same modification can be seen to a more limited extent to the left or west of Alderney.<br />
*In GTA IV, [[Alderney]] is supposed to represent New Jersey, or perhaps North New Jersey. However, New Jersey although is a full state instead of a part of New York, or Liberty City. Alderney was added as another area for Liberty City such as [[Algonquin]], [[Bohan]], [[Dukes]] &amp; [[Broker]].<br />
*Although Liberty City's landmass is smaller than that of [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], it is the largest single city in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series.<br />
*Liberty City, as frequently claimed on the radio, supposedly holds many &quot;illegal aliens.&quot; This is the legal term for illegal immigrant. [[Niko Bellic|Niko's]] first girlfriend [[Michelle (GTA IV)|Michelle]] humorously references dating &quot;guys from another planet&quot;.<br />
*In GTA IV's rendering of Liberty City, [[Middle Park|Middle Park's]] lake takes the shape of an alien.<br />
*The phrase: &quot;This is the city where anything goes, so long as you don't get caught&quot;, is true in every sense of the word.<br />
*Although in the game, Liberty City appears to be an isolated set of islands, the rest of America is actually nearby. Rockstar Games stated that they avoided placing unreachable pieces of land in the distance to retain the city's &quot;complete&quot; feel.<br />
*In Saint's Row 2, GTA IV's rival game, a city is mentioned in one of the radio stations as &quot;Freedom City&quot;. This is obviously a parody of Liberty City, as &quot;Liberty&quot; and &quot;Freedom&quot; have the same definitions.<br />
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== External link ==<br />
* [http://www.gta4.net/map/ Interactive map of Liberty City, including Streetview]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Liberty City]]<br />
*[[Liberty City in GTA 1]]<br />
*[[Liberty City in GTA III Era]]<br />
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{{infobox city|<br />
|image = [[Image:LC Montage.jpg|315px]]<br />
|caption = From top left: [[Algonquin]], the [[Civilization Committee]] building, the [[Statue of Happiness]], [[Star Junction]], the [[The Monoglobe|Monoglobe]], the [[Broker Bridge]] and [[Fishmarket South|Lower Algonquin]].<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]&lt;br&gt;[[The Lost and Damned]]&lt;br&gt;[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]&lt;br&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]<br />
|name = Liberty City<br />
|mayor = [[Julio Ochoa]]<br />
|pop = 8,363,710<br />
|size =<br />
|established =<br />
|state = [[Liberty State]]<br />
|boroughs= [[Algonquin]]&lt;br&gt;[[Bohan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Broker]]&lt;br&gt;[[Dukes]].<br />
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'''Liberty City in the GTA IV Era''' is the third appearance of Liberty City, much different from its [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|appearance in the GTA III Era]] and much more closely based on [[wikipedia:New York City|New York City]]. The city has more detail and personality, with many more places which are based on real [[/New York Landmarks|landmarks]] such as the [[Statue of Happiness]], [[Star Junction]] and the [[Rotterdam Tower]].<br />
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This rendition of Liberty City has versions of four of the five boroughs of [[wp:New York City|New York City]], plus [[wp:New Jersey|New Jersey]]. [[wp:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]] is '''[[Broker]]''', [[wp:Queens|Queens]] is '''[[Dukes]]''', [[wp:Manhattan|Manhattan]] is '''[[Algonquin]]''' and [[wp:The Bronx|Bronx]] is '''[[Bohan]]'''. The state and city of [[wp:New Jersey|New Jersey]] is [[Alderney]], which technically is separate from Liberty City. The only borough not to be recreated in the game is [[wikipedia:Staten Island|Staten Island]].<br />
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Grand Theft Auto IV and its two episodes ([[The Lost and Damned]] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]) use the same full rendition of the city. However, a small number of different locations are accessible in the different episodes. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars uses all of the city apart from [[Alderney]] and is altered for the top-down perspective of the game.<br />
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{{quote|&quot;With more sights, shows, restaurants, bars, museums, shopping and borderline psychopaths than you can shake a shotgun at, there is no place quite like Liberty City. Where else can you get sworn at by a senior citizen, accosted by a crackhead, propositioned by a prostitute, and strip-searched by a police officer, all before breakfast? Discover the history, culture and diversity that make a booming metropolis the capital of the world, at least according to the over-caffeinated locals. We encourage you to explore Liberty City's four boroughs and it's islands, each with it's own distinct atmosphere and personality. There is always something for everyone. There is also Liberty City's sister, Alderney State...&quot;}}<br />
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==Geography==<br />
[[File:Liberty City In GTA IV.png|thumb|right|343px|A southern view of Liberty City at night.]]<br />
Liberty City is divided into 65 individual and unique neighborhoods which are spread across four boroughs within Liberty City, and also part of the state of [[Alderney]], including [[Alderney City]].<br />
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Click on an island/borough for more information, or see a full [[:Image:Neighborhoods-iv.jpg|Map of neighborhoods]].<br />
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{{Liberty City Map}}<br />
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{|class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br />
!Image<br />
!Borough Name<br />
!Archetype's Name<br />
!Description<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:panorama.jpg|100px]]<br />
![[Algonquin]]<br />
|[[wikipedia:Manhattan|Manhattan]]<br />
|'''Self-proclaimed center of everything'''<br />
&lt;br /&gt;A bustling commercial district full of amazing towering skyscrapers and a varied composition of cultures. Here holds various famous landmarks, such as [[Star Junction]] (Time Square), [[Middle Park]] (Central Park), and the [[Rotterdam Tower]] (Empire State Building).<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Hove Beach.jpg|100px]]<br />
![[Broker]]<br />
|[[wikipedia:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]]<br />
|<br />
'''An ex-city on its own'''<br />
&lt;br /&gt;<br />
<br />
A distinct ex-city on its own, it maintains a distinct character apart from the rest of the city. This is the borough in which [[Niko Bellic]] initially arrives to Liberty City.<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Hill.jpg|100px]]<br />
![[Dukes]]<br />
|[[wikipedia:Queens|Queens]]<br />
|'''Multicultural ghettos'''<br />
&lt;br /&gt;An old ethnically-diverse predominantly-residential area, it is the location of the baseball stadium that is home to the [[Liberty City Swingers]], and an Irish pub, the [[Steinway Beer Garden]].<br />
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|[[File:Rail.jpg|100px]]<br />
![[Bohan]]<br />
|[[wikipedia:Bronx|Bronx]]<br />
|'''Practically upstate'''<br />
&lt;br /&gt;The birthplace of the culture of rap, hip-hop, and drugs. Largely consists of expansive run down housing developments and is home to the [[St.Mary's Community Project]] led by [[Manny Escuela]].<br />
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In addition, Liberty City has three smaller islands: [[Charge Island]], [[Colony Island]], and [[Happiness Island]], all surrounding the Borough of [[Algonquin]].<br />
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== History of Liberty City ==<br />
{{main|A History of Liberty City}}<br />
[[File:Sunset.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto IV, looking across to [[Algonquin]] from a park in [[Broker]].]]<br />
Liberty City first began when the Dutch sent out English explorer [[Horatio Humboldt]] to find a new location for them to sell [[Drugs|Marijuana]] in 1609 and he sailed to the Humboldt river. The Dutch became a colony and soon Europeans traveled to city to find what freedom was truly like in the colony of New Rotterdam which promised convenience stores and public hangings as well as a slave trade craze which swept the colony ever since the very first ship load of slaves. Eventually, the English set sail for the colony, which was based on the slender island named Algonquin after an old Indian word with the same pronunciation and the settlers signed a petition to be ruled by the British. Soon the English expanded the colonies by eradicating natives and took over three new islands for the colony. The first consisted of both Broker, named after the king's bastard son who was conceived by a milk maid and the other Dukes, after the term Duky because the people smelled like excrement. Alderney was named after a man called Phillip D'Alderney, the only man who could bear living in the swampy industrial island. The smallest island was named Bohan for the Dutch word for Dutch word. <br />
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The British and the Americans fought in what was to be known as the American revolution for freedom from taxes, and after receiving a statue of a transvestite eating ice cream from the French, the Americans won and removed the Union Jack and melting the statue of King George into chains, toilet seats and gold teeth. Slavery was soon outlawed in Liberty City and women were forced to spend time under train tracks servicing men. The politicians of Liberty City moved to Washington DC when Liberty City's status as the capital of the nation was removed and given to DC. Frederick O' Fitzpatrick decided to head to the south and teach them a lesson after tensions risen and a civil war was on the horizon, but before doing so constructed Middle Park. Beyond the tranquility, people were tired of living in black and white and riots ensued, which didn't help with a civil war looming.<br />
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==City Information==<br />
As of 2008, the population of Liberty City is 8,363,710. The current mayor is [[Julio Ochoa]] while the Deputy Mayor is [[Bryce Dawkins]]. [[Thomas Stubbs III]] is Liberty City's congressman. The time setting is approximately in April to September 2008.<br />
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The area of the city is compressed in size (as seen with the Empire State Building's proximity to the Broker Bridge in the final shot), and the various landmarks are placed much closer to each other than in real life. The entire map is smaller than that of [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], but is immensely more detailed. This makes Liberty City in GTA IV the most lifelike city to feature in any [[Grand Theft Auto]] game yet. From the massive buildings and large mass of traffic on every block of Algonquin, to residential areas of Bohan, Rockstar has successfully compromised quantity for quality, although the lack of pedestrians in normally crowded places such as Star Junction has drawn criticism.<br />
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Liberty City is an incredibly diverse city and so are its neighborhoods and residents. Such examples of diverse neighborhoods include the large Russian, Italian-American and African-American populations found in various neighborhoods across the city. Liberty City's residents are known for their sarcastic attitude. The demonym of a Liberty City inhabitant is &quot;Libertonian&quot;.<br />
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====Crime====<br />
Crime is life in [[Liberty City]], most likely brought about by the large number of gangs in Liberty, each fighting for control of the city and will use any means possible. [[The Commission]] is an Italian-American Mafia association of all the major gangs in the city, including the Five Families are the [[Ancelotti Family]], the [[Pavano Family]], [[Gambetti Family]], the [[Messina Family]] and the [[Lupisella Family]]. Towards the end of GTA IV, the [[Pegorino Family]] are trying to gain a place in The Commission. There are other major crime organizations such as the [[Irish American Killers|Irish]], and the [[Algonquin Triads|Triads]]. There are, of course, many ethnic street gangs in Liberty City as well, such as the [[North Holland Hustlers]], the [[Dominican Drug Cartel|Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers]], and the [[Spanish Lords]].<br />
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This is the city where anything goes, so long as you don't get caught. There has been a crackdown on crime in recent years and the police are everywhere in the city these days. The force responsible for patrolling and maintaining order in Liberty City and Alderney is the '''[[LCPD in GTA IV Era|Liberty City Police Department]]''' or '''LCPD'''.<br />
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====Food &amp; Drink====<br />
Much of Liberty City's catering scene comprises of fast food chains and food stands/ vendors. Two of the most dominant fast food chains within the city are the [[Burger Shot]] and [[Cluckin' Bell]] franchises. Their restaurants can be found in several locations across the city. Hot Dog [[vendors]] can also be found in many locations, as well as a few hamburger vendors and mixed nuts vendors around Liberty City, particularly around [[Middle Park]].<br />
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===Sports Teams===<br />
Liberty City, being one of the largest cities in GTA's America, is home to many major league sports franchises. The [[Liberty Swingers]] are the baseball team, likely based off a combination of the [[wp:New York Mets|New York Mets]], [[wp:New York Yankees|New York Yankees]] and [[wp:Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]], a basketball team, the [[Liberty City Penetrators]], which is based off the [[wp:New York Knicks|New York Knicks]], a women's basketball team, the [[Liberty City Salamanders]] (based off the [[wp:New York Liberty|New York Liberty]], a hockey team, the [[Liberty City Rampage]], who aren't based off either pro hockey team from New York, but have a logo that's similar to an older [[wp:Washington Capitals|Washington Capitals]] logo, albeit recolored, and a soccer team, [[Red Mist FC]], which are based off the real life New York soccer team, [[wp:The New York Red Bulls|New York Red Bulls]].<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
[[File:Booth Tunnel.jpg|thumb|right|250px|One of the entrances to the [[Booth Tunnel]]]]<br />
The main form of transport throughout Liberty City is by road, there is a prominent [[Freeways in GTA IV|freeway]] in each borough, with two in Algonquin and another stretching from Broker to Dukes. A [[Bridges in Liberty City in GTA IV|bridge]] connects each island to [[Algonquin]], with two from Algonquin to [[Broker]] and another from [[Dukes]] to [[Bohan]].<br />
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There is also an extensive [[Subway in GTA IV|subway]] system, connecting the many areas of Broker, Dukes, Algonquin, and Bohan with two main routes. One serves inner Algonquin and Bohan, the other serves outer Algonquin and Broker/Dukes.<br />
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Every street in the new Liberty City has a name. All the streets on each island mean something. For example, most streets in Broker are named after famous cowboys; streets in Dukes are named after patriotic events, and streets in Algonquin are named after U.S. State Capitals.<br />
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[[File:Train.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Subway lines]]<br />
Helicopters can be flown either by the player or by an NPC pilot when participating in Helitours, and Liberty City has an international airport named [[Francis International Airport, Dukes|Francis International]], though the aircraft cannot be used by the player in the game. Boats can also be used to travel between the islands.<br />
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==Choice of setting==<br />
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When asked why [[Rockstar Games]] decided to re-use Liberty City, [[Dan Houser]], Vice President of the company said: ''&quot;[[New York City]] is an environment we felt had never been done to the level we were envisioning it in a video game. From looking at all of the locations, this was the one that really stood out to us, and really had that impact. It has <br />
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''&quot;The texture of the Algonquin streets, which are filled with crater-like potholes and occasional glimpses of the brick used in a world gone by, are greatly varied in design and something you can't tear your eye from. The visual makeup of the city was something we could capture real well and really understand the minute aspects of its personality. Trying to put that into a videogame is something that we think is unique to the video game medium. It was a way that we could capture some aspects of the experience of living there that you couldn't put into a film, you couldn't put into a TV show, and you couldn't put into a book.&quot;''<br />
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''&quot;A big part of New York life is walking around the streets and meeting lunatics. That's something that we definitely tried to put into the game. We are trying to give it that life and difference between the neighborhoods and the difference between the kinds of people. We are tying to capture that Capital of the World aspect of New York.&quot;''<br />
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''&quot;It's not the full city, it's an approximation thereof. We make a city that feels like the real thing, but is perfectly tuned for gameplay in the broadest sense. The world is not designed to be a video game. We are trying to make a video game that feels like the world, but still plays like a video game. The design of the city and the missions that unfold within it are designed hand-in-hand and complement each other perfectly. Everything in this world is here for a reason, where it is directly tied to gameplay or simply there to create atmosphere.&quot;''<br />
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==GTA Chinatown Wars==<br />
[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] has a few differences to the Liberty City in the main console versions. This is mainly due to its top-down view, which is as a result of its design for the [[Nintendo DS]] portable platform.<br />
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*The game features only the 'real' Liberty City, meaning that Alderney was removed, as well as the [[Booth Tunnel]] and the [[Hickey Bridge]].<br />
*There are no major height differences. Though changes in elevation are present, these are generally minor, and are ultimately barely more than [[Unique Stunt Jumps]]. This has led to the removal of many [[Freeways in GTA IV|freeway overpasses]], which are replaced with double-lane roads.<br />
*The street pattern, though roughly following that of Grand Theft Auto IV, is more grid-based, with smooth turns not being accommodated for. <br />
*Street names have been omitted, most likely due to the aforementioned removal of the overpasses, Booth Tunnel, and Hickey Bridge.<br />
*Most skyscrapers only have their base rendered, as the top could not be viewed with the top-down perspective provided by GTA Chinatown Wars.<br />
*The [[Subway in GTA IV|train system]] is not usable, as stations cannot be entered. However, stations, tracks, and trains are still present.&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot; /&gt;<br />
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&lt;!--&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;[[File:Liberty Skyline.JPG|The modern day Liberty City skyline at night, viewed from the south]]&lt;/div&gt;--&gt;<br />
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==Maps==<br />
&lt;gallery widths=&quot;120&quot; captionalign=&quot;left&quot;&gt;<br />
Image:Neighborhoods-iv.jpg|Neighborhoods Map<br />
Image:Liberty_City_Road_Map.jpg|Liberty City Road Map<br />
Image:LC Subway Map.jpg|Subway Map<br />
Image:Emergency-iv.jpg|Emergency Services locations<br />
Image:Map healthpickups.png|Map showing locations of First aid kits<br />
Image:Map bodyarmour.png|Map showing locations of Body Armor<br />
Image:Lciv.jpg|Map of Liberty City and the independent state of Alderney (Far left)<br />
File:Picture1.jpg|Map of Liberty City and Alderney as they appear on the pause menu of GTA IV<br />
&lt;/gallery&gt;<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
*The depiction of Liberty City in the [http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/ official website of GTA IV] has been retouched to picture the entire city, or at least its landmass, as being larger than it is in-game. Broker is seen extended further to the right, or east, and lights that stretch to the horizon are visible in this extended area, as well as behind Dukes and Algonquin. The same modification can be seen to a more limited extent to the left or west of Alderney.<br />
*In GTA IV, [[Alderney]] is supposed to represent New Jersey, or perhaps North New Jersey. However, New Jersey although is a full state instead of a part of New York, or Liberty City. Alderney was added as another area for Liberty City such as [[Algonquin]], [[Bohan]], [[Dukes]] &amp; [[Broker]].<br />
*Although Liberty City's landmass is smaller than that of [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], it is the largest single city in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series.<br />
*Liberty City, as frequently claimed on the radio, supposedly holds many &quot;illegal aliens.&quot; This is the legal term for illegal immigrant. [[Niko Bellic|Niko's]] first girlfriend [[Michelle (GTA IV)|Michelle]] humorously references dating &quot;guys from another planet&quot;.<br />
*In GTA IV's rendering of Liberty City, [[Middle Park|Middle Park's]] lake takes the shape of an alien.<br />
*The phrase: &quot;This is the city where anything goes, so long as you don't get caught&quot;, is true in every sense of the word.<br />
*Although in the game, Liberty City appears to be an isolated set of islands, the rest of America is actually nearby. Rockstar Games stated that they avoided placing unreachable pieces of land in the distance to retain the city's &quot;complete&quot; feel.<br />
*In Saint's Row 2, GTA IV's rival game, a city is mentioned in one of the radio stations as &quot;Freedom City&quot;. This is obviously a parody of Liberty City, as &quot;Liberty&quot; and &quot;Freedom&quot; have the same definitions.<br />
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== External link ==<br />
* [http://www.gta4.net/map/ Interactive map of Liberty City, including Streetview]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Liberty City]]<br />
*[[Liberty City in GTA 1]]<br />
*[[Liberty City in GTA III Era]]<br />
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[[Category:Liberty City in GTA IV]]<br />
[[Category:Liberty City in GTA Chinatown Wars]]</div>Painkillhttp://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Missions&diff=345521Missions2012-02-06T19:42:29Z<p>Painkill: </p>
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<div>'''Missions''' are storyline objective tasks given to the [[protagonist]] in the [[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto series]] by other characters in order to further advance the storyline. Missions act as a modern version of levels in video games, and the equivalent of quests in role-playing games. The completion of missions will often unlock other missions, [[safehouses]] and new [[locations]].<br />
<br />
Missions are usually given to the [[protagonist]] by contacts such as gang leaders, friends, or basically anyone in need of help in exchange for pay, either directly in person or through mediums such as [[Cell Phone|phone calls]], or [[email|e-mails]]. However some missions are taken on by the protagonist themselves in response to a changing situation or sudden event.<br />
<br />
Missions make up the most part of [[100%|100% completion]] of the game, not least because they introduce and encapsulate many aspects of the game, including controls, vehicles, locations, weapons, food, clothing etc. 100% completion of the game is entirely optional, and only used as a personal statistic. However, most people prefer to complete the story missions so they can advance the storyline and see what happens next.<br />
<br />
==Story and Side Missions==<br />
* [[Missions in GTA 1 ]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA London 1969]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA London 1961]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA 2|Missions in Grand Theft Auto 2]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA III|Missions in Grand Theft Auto III]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Vice City|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA San Andreas|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Advance|Missions in Grand Theft Auto Advance]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Liberty City Stories|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Vice City Stories|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA IV|Missions in Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br />
* [[Missions in The Lost and Damned]]<br />
* [[Missions in The Ballad of Gay Tony]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Chinatown Wars|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA V]]<br />
<br />
==Vehicle Missions==<br />
:''Main article: [[Vehicle Missions]]'' &lt;br /&gt;<br />
A Vehicle Mission is a [[Side Missions|side mission]] that is initiated from within a specific vehicle. Notable examples include the [[Vigilante]], [[Taxi Driver]] and [[Paramedic]] missions. They make prominent appearances in every game in the [[GTA III Era]] and (following a notable reduction in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]) [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]].<br />
<br />
==Random Characters==<br />
:''Main article: [[Random Characters]]'' &lt;br /&gt;<br />
In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], side missions are triggered when the player gets close to a [[Random Characters|&quot;random&quot; character]]. These characters are out at certain times of day. Some have more then one side mission, that build up to create a mini story. Others branch off the main story to explain the results of certain events. They wait for the player to walk up to them at the sidewalk so they can &quot;talk business&quot;.<br />
<br />
==Scripted Missions==<br />
:''Main article: [[Scripted Missions]]'' &lt;br /&gt;<br />
Since the beginning of [[Grand Theft Auto: III]] scripted events in many missions started to occur to make the gameplay more realistic or fun, weather it was police showing up at a random crime scene or a gang war a, the scripted events lasted all the way to [[Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony]] and might even be in next and latest [[Grand Theft Auto]] game, [[GTA: 5]]. <br />
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[[ru:Миссии]]<br />
[[Category:Missions]]</div>Painkillhttp://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Missions&diff=345520Missions2012-02-06T19:33:43Z<p>Painkill: /* Story and Side Missions */</p>
<hr />
<div>'''Missions''' are storyline objective tasks given to the [[protagonist]] in the [[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto series]] by other characters in order to further advance the storyline. Missions act as a modern version of levels in video games, and the equivalent of quests in role-playing games. The completion of missions will often unlock other missions, [[safehouses]] and new [[locations]].<br />
<br />
Missions are usually given to the [[protagonist]] by contacts such as gang leaders, friends, or basically anyone in need of help in exchange for pay, either directly in person or through mediums such as [[Cell Phone|phone calls]], or [[email|e-mails]]. However some missions are taken on by the protagonist themselves in response to a changing situation or sudden event.<br />
<br />
Missions make up the most part of [[100%|100% completion]] of the game, not least because they introduce and encapsulate many aspects of the game, including controls, vehicles, locations, weapons, food, clothing etc. 100% completion of the game is entirely optional, and only used as a personal statistic. However, most people prefer to complete the story missions so they can advance the storyline and see what happens next.<br />
<br />
==Story and Side Missions==<br />
* [[Missions in GTA 1 ]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA: London]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA London 1961]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA 2|Missions in Grand Theft Auto 2]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA III|Missions in Grand Theft Auto III]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Vice City|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA San Andreas|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Advance|Missions in Grand Theft Auto Advance]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Liberty City Stories|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Vice City Stories|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA IV|Missions in Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br />
* [[Missions in The Lost and Damned]]<br />
* [[Missions in The Ballad of Gay Tony]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Chinatown Wars|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA V]]<br />
<br />
==Vehicle Missions==<br />
:''Main article: [[Vehicle Missions]]'' &lt;br /&gt;<br />
A Vehicle Mission is a [[Side Missions|side mission]] that is initiated from within a specific vehicle. Notable examples include the [[Vigilante]], [[Taxi Driver]] and [[Paramedic]] missions. They make prominent appearances in every game in the [[GTA III Era]] and (following a notable reduction in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]) [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]].<br />
<br />
==Random Characters==<br />
:''Main article: [[Random Characters]]'' &lt;br /&gt;<br />
In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], side missions are triggered when the player gets close to a [[Random Characters|&quot;random&quot; character]]. These characters are out at certain times of day. Some have more then one side mission, that build up to create a mini story. Others branch off the main story to explain the results of certain events. They wait for the player to walk up to them at the sidewalk so they can &quot;talk business&quot;.<br />
<br />
==Scripted Missions==<br />
:''Main article: [[Scripted Missions]]'' &lt;br /&gt;<br />
Since the beginning of [[Grand Theft Auto: III]] scripted events in many missions started to occur to make the gameplay more realistic or fun, weather it was police showing up at a random crime scene or a gang war a, the scripted events lasted all the way to [[Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony]] and might even be in next and latest [[Grand Theft Auto]] game, [[Grand Theft Auto: V]]. <br />
<br />
[[ru:Миссии]]<br />
[[Category:Missions]]</div>Painkillhttp://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Missions&diff=345519Missions2012-02-06T19:30:41Z<p>Painkill: /* Scripted Missions */</p>
<hr />
<div>'''Missions''' are storyline objective tasks given to the [[protagonist]] in the [[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto series]] by other characters in order to further advance the storyline. Missions act as a modern version of levels in video games, and the equivalent of quests in role-playing games. The completion of missions will often unlock other missions, [[safehouses]] and new [[locations]].<br />
<br />
Missions are usually given to the [[protagonist]] by contacts such as gang leaders, friends, or basically anyone in need of help in exchange for pay, either directly in person or through mediums such as [[Cell Phone|phone calls]], or [[email|e-mails]]. However some missions are taken on by the protagonist themselves in response to a changing situation or sudden event.<br />
<br />
Missions make up the most part of [[100%|100% completion]] of the game, not least because they introduce and encapsulate many aspects of the game, including controls, vehicles, locations, weapons, food, clothing etc. 100% completion of the game is entirely optional, and only used as a personal statistic. However, most people prefer to complete the story missions so they can advance the storyline and see what happens next.<br />
<br />
==Story and Side Missions==<br />
* [[Missions in GTA 1|Missions in Grand Theft Auto]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA London 1969|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: London 1969]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA London 1961|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: London 1961]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA 2|Missions in Grand Theft Auto 2]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA III|Missions in Grand Theft Auto III]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Vice City|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA San Andreas|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Advance|Missions in Grand Theft Auto Advance]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Liberty City Stories|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Vice City Stories|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA IV|Missions in Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br />
* [[Missions in The Lost and Damned]]<br />
* [[Missions in The The Ballad of Gay Tony]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Chinatown Wars|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA V]]<br />
<br />
==Vehicle Missions==<br />
:''Main article: [[Vehicle Missions]]'' &lt;br /&gt;<br />
A Vehicle Mission is a [[Side Missions|side mission]] that is initiated from within a specific vehicle. Notable examples include the [[Vigilante]], [[Taxi Driver]] and [[Paramedic]] missions. They make prominent appearances in every game in the [[GTA III Era]] and (following a notable reduction in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]) [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]].<br />
<br />
==Random Characters==<br />
:''Main article: [[Random Characters]]'' &lt;br /&gt;<br />
In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], side missions are triggered when the player gets close to a [[Random Characters|&quot;random&quot; character]]. These characters are out at certain times of day. Some have more then one side mission, that build up to create a mini story. Others branch off the main story to explain the results of certain events. They wait for the player to walk up to them at the sidewalk so they can &quot;talk business&quot;.<br />
<br />
==Scripted Missions==<br />
:''Main article: [[Scripted Missions]]'' &lt;br /&gt;<br />
Since the beginning of [[Grand Theft Auto: III]] scripted events in many missions started to occur to make the gameplay more realistic or fun, weather it was police showing up at a random crime scene or a gang war a, the scripted events lasted all the way to [[Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony]] and might even be in next and latest [[Grand Theft Auto]] game, [[Grand Theft Auto: V]]. <br />
<br />
[[ru:Миссии]]<br />
[[Category:Missions]]</div>Painkillhttp://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Missions&diff=345518Missions2012-02-06T19:29:07Z<p>Painkill: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Missions''' are storyline objective tasks given to the [[protagonist]] in the [[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto series]] by other characters in order to further advance the storyline. Missions act as a modern version of levels in video games, and the equivalent of quests in role-playing games. The completion of missions will often unlock other missions, [[safehouses]] and new [[locations]].<br />
<br />
Missions are usually given to the [[protagonist]] by contacts such as gang leaders, friends, or basically anyone in need of help in exchange for pay, either directly in person or through mediums such as [[Cell Phone|phone calls]], or [[email|e-mails]]. However some missions are taken on by the protagonist themselves in response to a changing situation or sudden event.<br />
<br />
Missions make up the most part of [[100%|100% completion]] of the game, not least because they introduce and encapsulate many aspects of the game, including controls, vehicles, locations, weapons, food, clothing etc. 100% completion of the game is entirely optional, and only used as a personal statistic. However, most people prefer to complete the story missions so they can advance the storyline and see what happens next.<br />
<br />
==Story and Side Missions==<br />
* [[Missions in GTA 1|Missions in Grand Theft Auto]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA London 1969|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: London 1969]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA London 1961|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: London 1961]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA 2|Missions in Grand Theft Auto 2]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA III|Missions in Grand Theft Auto III]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Vice City|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA San Andreas|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Advance|Missions in Grand Theft Auto Advance]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Liberty City Stories|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Vice City Stories|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA IV|Missions in Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br />
* [[Missions in The Lost and Damned]]<br />
* [[Missions in The The Ballad of Gay Tony]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA Chinatown Wars|Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]<br />
* [[Missions in GTA V]]<br />
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==Vehicle Missions==<br />
:''Main article: [[Vehicle Missions]]'' &lt;br /&gt;<br />
A Vehicle Mission is a [[Side Missions|side mission]] that is initiated from within a specific vehicle. Notable examples include the [[Vigilante]], [[Taxi Driver]] and [[Paramedic]] missions. They make prominent appearances in every game in the [[GTA III Era]] and (following a notable reduction in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]) [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]].<br />
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==Random Characters==<br />
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In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], side missions are triggered when the player gets close to a [[Random Characters|&quot;random&quot; character]]. These characters are out at certain times of day. Some have more then one side mission, that build up to create a mini story. Others branch off the main story to explain the results of certain events. They wait for the player to walk up to them at the sidewalk so they can &quot;talk business&quot;.<br />
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Since the beginning of [[Grand Theft Auto: III]] scripted events in many missions started to occur to make the gameplay more realistic or fun, weather it was police showing up at a random crime scene or a gang war a, the scripted events lasted all the way to [[Grand Theft Auto: Ballad of Gay Tony]] and might even be in next and latest [[Grand Theft Auto]] game, [[Grand Theft Auto: V]]. <br />
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== Description ==<br />
The gameplay differs in each game as the [[Protagonist]] goes through either an realistic or Over-The-Top journey to find what they are looking for or to get away from there<br />
past, but the player can also take a break away from the story with doing a [[Side Mission]], or a challenge of any sort.<br />
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===Grand Theft Auto: 3===<br />
*New 3D Graphics instead of top-down view<br />
*The introduction of a [[Cutscene]]<br />
*New motion capture technology for Cutscenes<br />
*First game to use [[Renderware]] technology for the face animation<br />
*New Talk [[Radio]] and Radio commercials<br />
*New [[Controls]]<br />
*New [[Clothes]]<br />
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=== Grand Theft Auto: Vice City ===</div>Painkillhttp://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Grand_Theft_Auto:_Liberty_City_Stories&diff=345319Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories2012-02-04T10:42:38Z<p>Painkill: </p>
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'''Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories''', also known as '''GTA Liberty City Stories''' and abbreviated to '''GTA LCS''', is the ninth video game in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, the fifth of the [[GTA III Era]] and was developed by [[Rockstar North]] and [[Rockstar Leeds]]. [[Capcom]] published and distributed the game for its [[Japan|Japanese]] release. The game was released on October 25, [[2005]] in North America and November 4, 2005 in the [[United Kingdom]] on the [[PlayStation Portable]] (PSP). The game, originally a PSP exclusive, was later ported to the [[PlayStation 2]], being released on June 6, [[2006]] in North America and June 22, 2006 in the UK. The game has since been re-released as a downloadable game for the PSP Go on October 1, [[2009]].<br />
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The game, set in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] in [[1998]], was also the first game released on the PSP. GTA Liberty City Stories serves as a prequel to both [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]] (set in [[2000]]/[[2001]]) and [[Grand Theft Auto III]] (set in 2001). [[Toni Cipriani]], a supporting character from GTA III, returns as the [[protagonist]]. The game also re-introduces realistic gameplay from the games like [[GTA III]], [[GTA IV]] and [[GTA: The Lost and Damned]].<br />
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[[File:ToniCipriani-GTALCS.png|150px|left|thumb|[[Toni Cipriani]].]]<br />
==Storyline==<br />
The game features the return of [[Grand Theft Auto III]] supporting character and [[Leone Family]] [[Caporegime|capo]] [[Toni Cipriani]] as the [[protagonist]]. The game starts with Cipriani returning to [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] after fours years in hiding for killing a made man. Toni, however, is disappointed to find himself back at the bottom of the Leone pecking order, working for his replacement [[Vincenzo Cilli]]. Toni later begins to work his way back up the ladder and against various people in his way, including Cilli, his [[Ma Cipriani|mother]], other mobsters and families, [[Hitmen|hitmen]] and politicians.<br />
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==Setting==<br />
The game returns the player to the crime ridden streets of [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] but features many differences from previous renditions of the city. The city features new areas to explore, such as [[Fort Staunton]], new gangs, new residents and new means of transportation, including a [[Ferry|ferry]] service from [[Portland]] to [[Staunton Island]]. Motorcycles also make their first and only appearance in the city. Other changes include the [[Porter Tunnel]] and [[Callahan Bridge]] being partially completed, with the later being completed as the game progresses.<br />
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== Game Information ==<br />
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'''Game Content'''<br />
*[[Liberty City in GTA III Era|The City of Liberty]]<br />
*[[Vehicles in GTA Liberty City Stories|Vehicles]]<br />
*[[Missions in GTA Liberty City Stories|Missions]]<br />
*[[Weapons in GTA Liberty City Stories|Weapons]]<br />
*[[Characters in GTA Liberty City Stories|Characters]]<br />
*[[Gangs in GTA Liberty City Stories|Gangs]]<br />
*[[Radio Stations in GTA Liberty City Stories|Radio Stations]]<br />
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'''Game Features'''<br />
*[[Cheats in GTA Liberty City Stories|Cheats]]<br />
*[[Multiplayer in GTA Liberty City Stories|Multiplayer]] <br />
*[[Wanted Level in GTA III Era|Wanted Level]]<br />
*[[Safehouses in GTA Liberty City Stories|Safehouses]]<br />
*[[Secrets in GTA Liberty City Stories|Secrets and Easter Eggs]]<br />
*[[Special Vehicles in GTA Liberty City Stories|Unique Vehicles]]<br />
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'''Main Articles'''<br />
*[[100% Completion in GTA Liberty City Stories|100% Completion]]<br />
*[[GTA III Era Timeline]]<br />
*[[Pedestrian Dialogue#Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Dialogues]]<br />
*[[Businesses in GTA Liberty City Stories|Businesses]]<br />
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==Controls==<br />
[[File:Controls-GTALCS-psp-menu.png|200px|thumb|left|Control menu of GTA LCS in the PSP version.]]<br />
On the [[PlayStation Portable]], character movement is controlled using the analog stick and the D-pad being used to cycle through the available weapons. The Select button changes the camera mode. To target an enemy, the player holds the R Button and can then cycle through targets using left and right on the D-pad. While in a car, the L and R Buttons can be used for drive-by shootings. While in the midst of a mission, all enemies (that is, those directly relating to the mission) are indicated on the radar by red dots. In the game's menu, the player can choose to reverse the functions of the analog stick and D-Pad.<br />
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The [[PlayStation 2]] version of Liberty City Stories combines various gameplay mechanics from the PS2 versions of [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. Camera control is similar to that of San Andreas, while on-foot movement and gunplay are closer to III or Vice City. However, third-person free-aiming is available in Liberty City Stories, which is used in San Andreas.<br />
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==Multiplayer==<br />
The PSP version of GTA Liberty City Stories has a [[multiplayer]] mode, for up to 6 players through wifi ad-hoc mode (same area). The game features 7 modes of wireless multiplayer gaming, in which various pedestrian and character models from the single player mode are available as player avatars. Rockstar removed these modes from the PS2 port of GTA Liberty City Stories.<br />
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[[File:Multiplayer-GTALCS-menu.jpg|230px|thumb|left|An example of multiplayer options menu of GTA LCS in the psp version.]]<br />
*The first is [[Liberty City Survivor]], a tie-in to the radio advertisement found in GTA III of a fictional reality television show of the same name. In Liberty City Survivor, players fight for themselves in a deathmatch. The first player to reach a certain number of kills, or with the highest score when the timer runs out is the winner. Players can also play in teams, or &quot;gangs&quot;. Ultimately players will be able to choose from over 60 different characters, and play on all three islands, depending on progress through the single player storyline, but from the get go, it is limited to Portland with a generous nine characters to choose from.<br />
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*The second mode of play is [[Protection Racket]], in which players attack an opposing player's gang base in order to destroy four limos while the other gang tries to protect its limos. When time runs out, or a gang destroys the other gang's limos, a new round begins with the gang roles reversed.<br />
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*In [[Get Stretch]], players try to steal the other gang's gang cars from their base and take it to their base. The game ends when a gang reaches the score limit or time runs out.<br />
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*In [[The Hit List]], players have to kill the Marked player as quickly as possible. Survive as long as possible when you are the Mark. In the first round, one player will be chosen randomly as the Mark, all other players must try to kill the Marked player as quickly as possible. Once a Marked player has been killed, a different player will be randomly chosen to be the Mark. Making a successful kill on a Marked player will award you with extra time that is added to your survival time at the end of the game. Once all players have been Marked and killed, the player with the longest survival time wins. The Marked player's vehicle will take damage over time.<br />
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*In [[Street Rage]] players must drive through the checkpoints to get to the finish line first. Players are allowed to change vehicles and shoot other players to win the race. Players will be automatically re-spawned in a vehicle on the track after a short period of time if they do not have a vehicle or if they have been killed. The player that finishes the race first wins. The Sticky Tires powerup improves vehicle handling for limited time, while Instant Repair is just that, an instant repair for your vehicle.<br />
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*[[The Wedding List]] is a free-for-all game where players must collect cars scattered throughout the city and deliver them to shipping crates. Only players in the vehicles to be collected will know the destinations of the shipping crates. Cash is awarded based on the condition of the cars when they are delivered. Once all the cars have been collected and delivered, the player with the most cash wins this game mode.<br />
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*In [[Tanks for the Memories]] players have to be the first to the tank and try to survive the target Tank Time. Other players must try to destroy the tank before the Tank Time is reached. If this happens, the player who caused the most damage to the tank will occupy a new tank and, as before, it must be destroyed as quickly as possible. This continues until a player reaches the Tank Time; this player is declared the winner.<br />
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==Music==<br />
Liberty City Stories features ten radio stations, which comprise a mix of both licensed music and tracks created specifically for the game. The ten radio stations are as follows:<br />
*[[Lips 106]]<br />
*[[Head Radio]]<br />
*[[Rise FM]]<br />
*[[The Liberty Jam]]<br />
*[[Flashback FM]]<br />
*[[MSX 98]]<br />
*[[Radio Del Mundo]]<br />
*[[K-JAH]]<br />
*[[Double Clef FM]]<br />
*[[Liberty City Free Radio|LCFR]]<br />
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===Custom Soundtracks===<br />
[[File:GTALCS-AudioMenu.jpg|230px|thumb|right|When the option Custom Tracks is not enabled, appear not available..]]<br />
A special feature (only in the PSP version of the game) is the ability to listen to custom soundtracks. Previously, only Grand Theft Auto games on the [[Xbox]] and [[PC]] were able to implement custom soundtracks. When Liberty City Stories was released, the custom soundtracks option was featured in the &quot;Audio&quot; section of the menu (by pressing Start in gameplay) but did not have any use. Many people posted on various internet forums asking how to use the feature. At one time, it was thought that these custom soundtrack abilities had to be unlocked, but this would have been very unusual since previous games didn't do this.<br />
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A few days after release of the game, Rockstar placed the application called &quot;Rockstar Custom Tracks v1.0&quot; on the official site under the &quot;Downloads&quot; section. This then gave people the chance to use the custom soundtracks feature. The application appears to be based on Exact Audio Copy.<br />
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In the application, songs from a CD are ripped, compressed, and converted to files that can be read by the game. Because ''Rockstar Custom Tracks'' (RCT) only allow the ripping of songs that are from a store-bought CD, burning your downloaded songs onto a CD won't work. The only way to bypass this restriction is to use iTunes to put your music on a CD, as RCT recognizes iTunes-burned CD's as store-bought CDs. This was met with much criticism among the fan community. However, fans have found a way to compress and convert MP3 files that are not burned onto CD's. RCT can also look up and use the names from the FreeDB server if there are no names for the song(s). There must be at least one save file in order for RCT to work. It is thought that this will be used for other games Rockstar will release on the PSP from the name. More details can be found in the PDF in the file downloaded from the official site.<br />
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==Reception==<br />
The game received positive reviews, with a 9.0/10 from IGN. In the United States, the PlayStation 2 version of Liberty City Stories had sold 1 million copies by February 6, 2007, as of December 27, 2007, the PSP version has sold 1.83 million copies and the PS2 version has sold 1.32 million in the United States alone. As of March 26, 2008Liberty City Stories has sold 8 million copies according to [[Take-Two Interactive]].<br />
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==Tips &amp; Tricks==<br />
*[[The Helicopter Sniping Trick]]<br />
*[[Hidden Weapons in GTA Liberty City Stories]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
===Official sites===<br />
* [http://www.rockstargames.com/libertycitystories/ Official website]<br />
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====Teaser sites====<br />
* http://www.ammunation.net – [[Ammu-Nation]], the ingame munitions store chain.<br />
* http://www.lips106fm.com – [[Lips 106]], one of the ingame radio stations.<br />
* http://www.electronzoneradio.com - Electron Zone Radio, a segment on [[Liberty City Free Radio]].<br />
* http://www.crowfest98.com - Crowfest '98, [[Crow]]'s music festival on its way to Liberty City.<br />
* http://www.pauliesrevue.net – [[Paulie's Revue Bar]], a strip club in the [[Red Light District]].<br />
* http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org (also [http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.com/ .com]) – [[Citizens United Negating Technology]] (CUNT), an organization revealing the evils of the Internet<br />
* http://www.bathtubginstill.com - [[Old Horsey Bathtub Gin Still]].<br />
* http://www.pastmaster-game.com/ - [[PastMaster]], an educational game.<br />
* http://www.itsvivisection.com/ - [[Vivisection]], a boardgame/chemistry set.<br />
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====Fansites====<br />
*[http://www.gtapsp.com GTAPSP.com]<br />
*[http://www.gtaportable.com GTAPortable.com]<br />
*[http://www.gtalcs.net GTALCS.net] (The GTA Place)<br />
*[http://www.gtalibertycitystories.net GTALibertyCityStories.net] (GTANet)<br />
*[http://gtaforums.com GTAForums.com] (GTAF)<br />
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The '''introduction for [[Grand Theft Auto III]]''' is a series of [[Introduction|introductory scenes]] played as a new game is started. Consisting of only non-interactive [[cutscene]]s, the player has only the option of skipping them and moving on to &quot;[[Give Me Liberty]]&quot;, the first mission in the game.<br />
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== Description ==<br />
=== Bank heist ===<br />
The introduction opens with a shot of the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] [[Liberty City Bank|Bank]], as a [[Banshee]] driven by [[Miguel]] zips by and stops in front of an adjoining alleyway to pick up a team of three bank robbers who have just robbed the bank: [[Catalina]], [[Claude]] and an unnamed associate with [[Colombian Cartel]] attire. After shooting a security camera, Claude attempts to rejoin the other two, but learns Catalina has double crossed Claude by gunning him and the third accomplice down. This leaves Catalina and Miguel to feast on the spoils of the heist while Claude, slumped on the ground on the alleyway, survives but is arrested by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|Liberty City Police Department]]. Catalina reveals her ambitions to rise up the ranks of the criminal world, but felt Claude was not up to par for her, hence the betrayal and decision to join Miguel's powerful [[Colombian Cartel]] gang instead. Claude's thirst for revenge on Catalina will become a part of the game's plot.<br />
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=== Custody and escape ===<br />
Claude, now in police custody, is intended to transfer from police headquarters in [[Staunton Island|Staunton]] to Liberty Penitentiary to serve out his 10-year jail sentence. Claude is to be taken there via a police convoy that is also transporting two other inmates: [[8-Ball]], following [[Another Punch in the Gut for Organized Crime|an arrest which left both his hands fully bandaged]], and [[Old Oriental Gentleman|an oriental man of unknown origin]], [[Elderly Asian Man Held After Failing to Satisfy Immigration|arrested for possessing no legal documents]]. While crossing the [[Callahan Bridge]] from Staunton to [[Portland]], the convoy is ambushed by a well coordinated Colombian Cartel team, whose intention is to capture the oriental prisoner [[Liberator|as ransom]], seemingly caring little of the fate of the other prisoners. To ensure their escape, the team left a powerful bomb on the bridge, resulting in an explosion that damages the bridge and cuts Portland off from the rest of Liberty City.<br />
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During the ambush and explosion, Claude and 8-Ball manage to break free, but find they have nowhere else to go but Portland, leading up to the first mission of the game, &quot;[[Give Me Liberty]]&quot;.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* The bank scene takes place in [[Ghost Town|a non-functional location]] originally confused as being within Liberty City itself. The set is situated far west from [[Shoreside Vale]], and is only accessible by way of the [[Dodo]] under normal circumstances. The bank was supposedly located in Shoreside Vale, in the location of the airport (which the airport was located in [[Staunton Island]] before), as seen in beta pictures and drawings.<br />
* The vehicles involved during the police convoy ambush scene are driverless.<br />
* If the cheat code, destroy all cars, is inserted during the cutscene, all vehicles will explode and still continue to drive. This can also be done with other cutscene that includes cars.<br />
*The Colombian Cartel members who kidnap the Old Oriental Gentleman in the introduction do not wear hawaiian shirts.<br />
* Miguel drives a Banshee for a getaway car, which is strange as there are four people in the group and a Banshee has only two seats. This could be hinting Catalina's betrayal.<br />
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File:Introduction-GTAIII2.jpg|[[Miguel]] driving a [[Banshee]] to the [[Liberty City Bank|banks]] front entrance.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII3.jpg|[[Catalina]] and her un-named accomplice making their escape after robbing the [[Liberty City Bank|bank]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII4.jpg|[[Claude]] making his escape after robbing the [[Liberty City Bank|bank]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII5.jpg|[[Catalina]] about to shoot [[Claude]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII6.jpg|[[Catalina]] leaving [[Claude]] and her un-named accomplice for dead.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII7.jpg|A [[Liberty Tree]] newspaper reporting on the arrest and sentencing of [[Claude]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII8.jpg|The [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] convoy leaving for [[Portland]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII9.jpg|A [[Rumpo]] tailing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] convoy.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII10.jpg|A [[Patriot]] tailing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] convoy.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII11.jpg|The [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] convoy crossing [[Callahan Bridge]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII12.jpg|A bomb that had been thrown out a moving vehicle by the [[Colombian Cartel]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII13.jpg|The [[Patriot]] blocking the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] [[Police Car|car]] leading the convoy.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII14.jpg|Two [[Colombian Cartel]] gangsters approaching the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] [[Enforcer]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII15.jpg|The [[Colombian Cartel]] gangsters kidnapping the [[Old Oriental Gentleman]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII16.jpg|[[Claude]] and [[8-Ball]] shortly after escaping the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] [[Enforcer]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII17.jpg|The bomb shortly before exploding.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII18.jpg|The destroyed [[Callahan Bridge]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII19.jpg|The destroyed [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] convoy with [[Claude]] and [[8-Ball]] in the distance.<br />
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The '''introduction for [[Grand Theft Auto III]]''' is a series of [[Introduction|introductory scenes]] played as a new game is started. Consisting of only non-interactive [[cutscene]]s, the player has only the option of skipping them and moving on to &quot;[[Give Me Liberty]]&quot;, the first mission in the game.<br />
<br />
== Description ==<br />
=== Bank heist ===<br />
The introduction opens with a shot of the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] [[Liberty City Bank|Bank]], as a [[Banshee]] driven by [[Miguel]] zips by and stops in front of an adjoining alleyway to pick up a team of three bank robbers who have just robbed the bank: [[Catalina]], [[Claude]] and an unnamed associate with [[Colombian Cartel]] attire. After shooting a security camera, Claude attempts to rejoin the other two, but learns Catalina has double crossed Claude by gunning him and the third accomplice down. This leaves Catalina and Miguel to feast on the spoils of the heist while Claude, slumped on the ground on the alleyway, survives but is arrested by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|Liberty City Police Department]]. Catalina reveals her ambitions to rise up the ranks of the criminal world, but felt Claude was not up to par for her, hence the betrayal and decision to join Miguel's powerful [[Colombian Cartel]] gang instead. Claude's thirst for revenge on Catalina will become a part of the game's plot.<br />
<br />
=== Custody and escape ===<br />
Claude, now in police custody, is intended to transfer from police headquarters in [[Staunton Island|Staunton]] to Liberty Penitentiary to serve out his 10-year jail sentence. Claude is to be taken there via a police convoy that is also transporting two other inmates: [[8-Ball]], following [[Another Punch in the Gut for Organized Crime|an arrest which left both his hands fully bandaged]], and [[Old Oriental Gentleman|an oriental man of unknown origin]], [[Elderly Asian Man Held After Failing to Satisfy Immigration|arrested for possessing no legal documents]]. While crossing the [[Callahan Bridge]] from Staunton to [[Portland]], the convoy is ambushed by a well coordinated Colombian Cartel team, whose intention is to capture the oriental prisoner [[Liberator|as ransom]], seemingly caring little of the fate of the other prisoners. To ensure their escape, the team left a powerful bomb on the bridge, resulting in an explosion that damages the bridge and cuts Portland off from the rest of Liberty City.<br />
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During the ambush and explosion, Claude and 8-Ball manage to break free, but find they have nowhere else to go but Portland, leading up to the first mission of the game, &quot;[[Give Me Liberty]]&quot;.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* The bank scene takes place in [[Ghost Town|a non-functional location]] originally confused as being within Liberty City itself. The set is situated far west from [[Shoreside Vale]], and is only accessible by way of the [[Dodo]] under normal circumstances. The bank was supposedly located in Shoreside Vale, in the location of the airport (which the airport was located in [[Staunton Island]] before), as seen in beta pictures and drawings.<br />
* The vehicles involved during the police convoy ambush scene are driverless.<br />
* If the cheat code, destroy all cars, is inserted during the cutscene, all vehicles will explode and still continue to drive. This can also be done with other cutscene that includes cars.<br />
*The Colombian Cartel members who kidnap the Old Oriental Gentleman in the introduction do not wear hawaiian shirts.<br />
* Miguel drives a Banshee for a getaway car, which is strange as there are four people in the group and a Banshee has only two seats. This could be hinting Catalina's betrayal.<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
&lt;gallery&gt;<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII2.jpg|[[Miguel]] driving a [[Banshee]] to the [[Liberty City Bank|banks]] front entrance.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII3.jpg|[[Catalina]] and her un-named accomplice making their escape after robbing the [[Liberty City Bank|bank]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII4.jpg|[[Claude]] making his escape after robbing the [[Liberty City Bank|bank]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII5.jpg|[[Catalina]] about to shoot [[Claude]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII6.jpg|[[Catalina]] leaving [[Claude]] and her un-named accomplice for dead.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII7.jpg|A [[Liberty Tree]] newspaper reporting on the arrest and sentencing of [[Claude]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII8.jpg|The [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] convoy leaving for [[Portland]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII9.jpg|A [[Rumpo]] tailing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] convoy.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII10.jpg|A [[Patriot]] tailing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] convoy.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII11.jpg|The [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] convoy crossing [[Callahan Bridge]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII12.jpg|A bomb that had been thrown out a moving vehicle by the [[Colombian Cartel]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII13.jpg|The [[Patriot]] blocking the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] [[Police Car|car]] leading the convoy.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII14.jpg|Two [[Colombian Cartel]] gangsters approaching the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] [[Enforcer]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII15.jpg|The [[Colombian Cartel]] gangsters kidnapping the [[Old Oriental Gentleman]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII16.jpg|[[Claude]] and [[8-Ball]] shortly after escaping the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] [[Enforcer]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII17.jpg|The bomb shortly before exploding.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII18.jpg|The destroyed [[Callahan Bridge]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII19.jpg|The destroyed [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] convoy with [[Claude]] and [[8-Ball]] in the distance.<br />
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|game=III<br />
|image=Introduction-GTAIII.jpg<br />
|size=300px<br />
|caption=Two [[Securicar|Securicars]] outside the [[Liberty City Bank]] branch.<br />
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|location=[[Ghost Town|A non-functional location]]<br />
|reward=None.<br />
|unlocks=[[Give Me Liberty]]<br />
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The '''introduction for [[Grand Theft Auto III]]''' is a series of [[Introduction|introductory scenes]] played as a new game is started. Consisting of only non-interactive [[cutscene]]s, the player has only the option of skipping them and moving on to &quot;[[Give Me Liberty]]&quot;, the first mission in the game.<br />
<br />
== Description ==<br />
=== Bank heist ===<br />
The introduction opens with a shot of the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] [[Liberty City Bank|Bank]], as a [[Banshee]] driven by [[Miguel]] zips by and stops in front of an adjoining alleyway to pick up a team of three bank robbers who have just robbed the bank: [[Catalina]], [[Claude]] and an unnamed associate with [[Colombian Cartel]] attire. After shooting a security camera, Claude attempts to rejoin the other two, but learns Catalina has double crossed Claude by gunning him and the third accomplice down. This leaves Catalina and Miguel to feast on the spoils of the heist while Claude, slumped on the ground on the alleyway, survives but is arrested by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|Liberty City Police Department]]. Catalina reveals her ambitions to rise up the ranks of the criminal world, but felt Claude was not up to par for her, hence the betrayal and decision to join Miguel's powerful [[Colombian Cartel]] gang instead. Claude's thirst for revenge on Catalina will become a part of the game's plot.<br />
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=== Custody and escape ===<br />
Claude, now in police custody, is intended to transfer from police headquarters in [[Staunton Island|Staunton]] to Liberty Penitentiary to serve out his 10-year jail sentence. Claude is to be taken there via a police convoy that is also transporting two other inmates: [[8-Ball]], following [[Another Punch in the Gut for Organized Crime|an arrest which left both his hands fully bandaged]], and [[Old Oriental Gentleman|an oriental man of unknown origin]], [[Elderly Asian Man Held After Failing to Satisfy Immigration|arrested for possessing no legal documents]]. While crossing the [[Callahan Bridge]] from Staunton to [[Portland]], the convoy is ambushed by a well coordinated Colombian Cartel team, whose intention is to capture the oriental prisoner [[Liberator|as ransom]], seemingly caring little of the fate of the other prisoners. To ensure their escape, the team left a powerful bomb on the bridge, resulting in an explosion that damages the bridge and cuts Portland off from the rest of Liberty City.<br />
<br />
During the ambush and explosion, Claude and 8-Ball manage to break free, but find they have nowhere else to go but Portland, leading up to the first mission of the game, &quot;[[Give Me Liberty]]&quot;.<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
* The bank scene takes place in [[Ghost Town|a non-functional location]] originally confused as being within Liberty City itself. The set is situated far west from [[Shoreside Vale]], and is only accessible by way of the [[Dodo]] under normal circumstances. The bank was supposedly located in Shoreside Vale, in the location of the airport (which the airport was located in [[Staunton Island]] before), as seen in beta pictures and drawings.<br />
* The vehicles involved during the police convoy ambush scene are driverless.<br />
* If the cheat code, destroy all cars, is inserted during the cutscene, all vehicles will explode and still continue to drive. This can also be done with other cutscene that includes cars.<br />
*The Colombian Cartel members who kidnap the Old Oriental Gentleman in the introduction do not wear hawaiian shirts.<br />
* Miguel drives a Banshee for a getaway car, which is strange as there are four people in the group and a Banshee has only two seats. This could be hinting Catalina's betrayal.<br />
<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
&lt;gallery&gt;<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII2.jpg|[[Miguel]] driving a [[Banshee]] to the [[Liberty City Bank|banks]] front entrance.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII3.jpg|[[Catalina]] and her un-named accomplice making their escape after robbing the [[Liberty City Bank|bank]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII4.jpg|[[Claude]] making his escape after robbing the [[Liberty City Bank|bank]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII5.jpg|[[Catalina]] about to shoot [[Claude]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII6.jpg|[[Catalina]] leaving [[Claude]] and her un-named accomplice for dead.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII7.jpg|A [[Liberty Tree]] newspaper reporting on the arrest and sentencing of [[Claude]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII8.jpg|The [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] convoy leaving for [[Portland]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII9.jpg|A [[Rumpo]] tailing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] convoy.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII10.jpg|A [[Patriot]] tailing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] convoy.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII11.jpg|The [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] convoy crossing [[Callahan Bridge]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII12.jpg|A bomb that had been thrown out a moving vehicle by the [[Colombian Cartel]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII13.jpg|The [[Patriot]] blocking the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] [[Police Car|car]] leading the convoy.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII14.jpg|Two [[Colombian Cartel]] gangsters approaching the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] [[Enforcer]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII15.jpg|The [[Colombian Cartel]] gangsters kidnapping the [[Old Oriental Gentleman]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII16.jpg|[[Claude]] and [[8-Ball]] shortly after escaping the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] [[Enforcer]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII17.jpg|The bomb shortly before exploding.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII18.jpg|The destroyed [[Callahan Bridge]].<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII19.jpg|The destroyed [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] convoy with [[Claude]] and [[8-Ball]] in the distance.<br />
&lt;/gallery&gt;<br />
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==Table of interconnecting Missions==<br />
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'''''NOTE: Order of missions within each section may vary depending on player choice.'''''<br />
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{|class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br />
!width=&quot;28%&quot;|[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]<br />
!width=&quot;28%&quot;|[[The Lost and Damned]]<br />
!width=&quot;28%&quot;|[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]<br />
!width=&quot;16%&quot;|How They Are Related<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 1 missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[The Cousins Bellic]], [[It's Your Call]], [[Three's a Crowd]], [[First Date]], [[Bleed Out]], [[Easy Fare]], [[Jamaican Heat]], [[Bull in a China Shop]], [[Hung Out to Dry]], [[Clean Getaway]], [[Ivan the Not So Terrible]], [[Concrete Jungle]], [[Uncle Vlad]], [[Crime &amp; Punishment]], [[Do You Have Protection?]], [[Shadow]], [[Final Destination]]<br />
|[[Clean and Serene]], [[Angels in America]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|[[Jason Michaels]]' Death Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[No Love Lost]]<br />
|[[It's War]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[Mikhail Faustin]] sends [[Niko Bellic|Niko]] to kill his [[Anna Faustin|daughter's]][[Jason Michaels|boyfriend]], a member of [[The Lost Brotherhood]]. After doing so, [[Johnny Klebitz|Johnny]] is informed of his death by [[Billy Grey]], and The Lost wage war on [[The Angels of Death]].<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 2 missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Logging On]], [[Rigged to Blow (GTA IV)|Rigged to Blow]], [[Search and Delete]], [[Easy as Can Be]], [[The Master and the Molotov]], [[Russian Revolution]], [[Roman's Sorrow]], [[Out of the Closet]], [[No. 1]], [[Escuela of the Streets]], [[Street Sweeper]], [[Luck of the Irish]]<br />
|[[Action/Reaction]], [[Liberty City Choppers]], [[Bad Cop Drop]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|[[Heroin]] Deal Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Blow Your Cover]]<br />
|[[Buyer's Market]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|Both Johnny and Niko attend a drug deal for [[Elizabeta Torres]] which turns out to be and LCPD sting.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 3 missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[The Puerto Rican Connection]], [[The Snow Storm]], [[Have a Heart]], [[Call and Collect]], [[Final Interview]], [[Holland Nights]], [[Lure (GTA IV)|Lure]], [[Deconstruction for Beginners]], [[Photo Shoot]], [[Ruff Rider]], [[Undress to Kill]]<br />
|[[Politics]], [[Coming Down]], [[Off Route]], [[This Shit's Cursed]]*, [[Hit the Pipe]], [[End of Chapter]], [[Bad Standing]], [[Heavy Toll]], [[Marta Full of Grace]], [[Shifting Weight]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|[[Roman Bellic]]'s Kidnap Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Hostile Negotiation]]<br />
|[[Roman's Holiday]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|Johnny and [[Malc]] kidnap [[Roman Bellic]] for [[Dimitri Rascalov]]. Niko subsequently has to save his cousin.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 4 missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[The Holland Play]], [[Wrong is Right]], [[Portrait of a Killer]], [[Dust Off]], [[Harboring a Grudge]] ,[[Paper Trail]], [[Waste Not Want Knots]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Bank Heist Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Three Leaf Clover]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[I Luv L.C.]]<br />
|Niko, along with [[Patrick McReary|Patrick]] and [[Derrick McReary]] and [[Michael Keane]] rob the [[Bank of Liberty]]. Luis is a customer of the bank at the time and is held hostage.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 5 missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Actions Speak Louder than Words]], [[I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots and Your Motorcycle]], [[Smackdown (GTA IV)|Smackdown]] [[A Long Way to Fall]], [[Babysitting]], [[Tunnel of Death]], [[Blood Brothers]], [[Undertaker]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[Practice Swing]], [[Chinese Takeout]]*,&amp;nbsp;[[Momma's Boy]], [[Corner Kids]], [[Clocking Off]], [[Sexy Time]], [[High Dive]], [[Caught with your Pants Down]], [[For the Man Who Has Everything]], [[Kibbutz Number One]], [[This Ain't Checkers]], [[No. 3]], [[Bang Bang]], [[Blog This!]], [[Boulevard Baby]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Diamond Theft Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Taking in the Trash]], [[Meltdown]]<br />
|[[Diamonds in the Rough]]<br />
|[[Frosting on the Cake]], [[In the Crosshairs]] <br />
|After stealing Diamonds from [[Ray Bulgarin]], [[Luis Fernando Lopez|Luis]] and [[Gay Tony]] are ambushed by members of The Lost, including Johnny, who steal the diamonds for [[Ray Boccino]]. Johnny hides them in trash bags which Niko collects afterwards. Niko later has to retrive the diamonds back from [[Luca Silvestri]] and his pals. Also, once Luis does his last job for Ray Bulgarin he soon realizes that Ray has set up a trap after figuring out that he and Gay Tony bought the diamonds from [[The Cook]] and Ray also says the diamonds they bought were his but just stolen from him in the first place. <br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Museum Missions (The Trinity)<br />
|-<br />
|[[Museum Piece]]<br />
|[[Collector's Item]]<br />
|<br />
[[Not So Fast ]]<br />
|Ray Boccino sends Niko and Johnny to a diamond deal with members of the [[Jewish Mob]]. The deal is interrupted by Luis who attempts to, and apparently does, retrieve the diamonds back.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|[[Jim Fitzgerald]] Death Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[No Way on the Subway]]<br />
|[[Was It Worth It?]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|After losing millions with the loss of the diamonds, Ray Boccino kidnaps [[Jim Fitzgerald]] and attempts to kidnap Johnny. The two escape so Ray sends Niko to take out Jim and some goons after Johnny. Johnny is told by [[Ashley Butler]] of Jim's death at the end of his mission. He then cuts his ties with Ray.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 6 Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Weekend at Florian's]], [[Late Checkout]], [[Hating the Haters]], [[Union Drive]], [[Buoys Ahoy]]<br />
|[[Get Lost]]<br />
|[[Going Deep]], [[Dropping In]], [[In the Crosshairs]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Gracie Kidnap Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[I'll Take Her]], [[She's a Keeper]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[Ladie's Night]]<br />
|[[Gerald McReary]] has Niko kidnap [[Gracie Ancelotti]] in order to blackmail Gay Tony into handing over the diamonds. Luis and Tony subsequently follow after Packie in order to find out where Gracie is. Packie and Niko then move her to a safer location.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Kidnap and Diamond Exchange Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[Ladies Half Price]]<br />
|To retrieve the diamonds, Niko and Packie attempt to trade Gracie with Luis and Gay Tony. The deal goes sour with the arrival of Bulgarin and the diamonds are lost for good.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 7 Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Truck Hustle]], [[Pegorino's Pride]], [[Payback]], [[Entourage]], [[Dining Out]], [[Liquidize the Assets]], [[Catch the Wave]], [[Trespass]], [[To Live and Die in Alderney]], [[Flatline]], [[Pest Control]], [[That Special Someone]], [[One Last Thing]], [[A Dish Served Cold]] / [[If the Price is Right]], [[Mr. and Mrs. Bellic]], [[Out of Commission]] / [[A Revenger's Tragedy]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[Party's Over]], [[Departure Time]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|* Notes that these two missions create a continuity error in the story's plot. Both intertwine with the Chinese Marijuana Scandal, however, Johnny's mission must be completed before the mission [[Roman's Holiday]]. This mission relates specifically to [[Hostile Negotiation]] which must be completed before the mission [[Three Leaf Clover]]. Three Leaf Clover's counterpart mission is [[I Luv L.C.]] which marks the beginning of Luis's story thus implying that [[Chinese Takeout]] takes place afterwards.<br />
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==Table of interconnecting Missions==<br />
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'''''NOTE: Order of missions within each section may vary depending on player choice.'''''<br />
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{|class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br />
!width=&quot;28%&quot;|[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]<br />
!width=&quot;28%&quot;|[[The Lost and Damned]]<br />
!width=&quot;28%&quot;|[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]<br />
!width=&quot;16%&quot;|How They Are Related<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 1 missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[The Cousins Bellic]], [[It's Your Call]], [[Three's a Crowd]], [[First Date]], [[Bleed Out]], [[Easy Fare]], [[Jamaican Heat]], [[Bull in a China Shop]], [[Hung Out to Dry]], [[Clean Getaway]], [[Ivan the Not So Terrible]], [[Concrete Jungle]], [[Uncle Vlad]], [[Crime &amp; Punishment]], [[Do You Have Protection?]], [[Shadow]], [[Final Destination]]<br />
|[[Clean and Serene]], [[Angels in America]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|[[Jason Michaels]]' Death Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[No Love Lost]]<br />
|[[It's War]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[Mikhail Faustin]] sends [[Niko Bellic|Niko]] to kill his [[Anna Faustin|daughter's]][[Jason Michaels|boyfriend]], a member of [[The Lost Brotherhood]]. After doing so, [[Johnny Klebitz|Johnny]] is informed of his death by [[Billy Grey]], and The Lost wage war on [[The Angels of Death]].<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 2 missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Logging On]], [[Rigged to Blow (GTA IV)|Rigged to Blow]], [[Search and Delete]], [[Easy as Can Be]], [[The Master and the Molotov]], [[Russian Revolution]], [[Roman's Sorrow]], [[Out of the Closet]], [[No. 1]], [[Escuela of the Streets]], [[Street Sweeper]], [[Luck of the Irish]]<br />
|[[Action/Reaction]], [[Liberty City Choppers]], [[Bad Cop Drop]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|[[Heroin]] Deal Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Blow Your Cover]]<br />
|[[Buyer's Market]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|Both Johnny and Niko attend a drug deal for [[Elizabeta Torres]] which turns out to be and LCPD sting.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 3 missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[The Puerto Rican Connection]], [[The Snow Storm]], [[Have a Heart]], [[Call and Collect]], [[Final Interview]], [[Holland Nights]], [[Lure (GTA IV)|Lure]], [[Deconstruction for Beginners]], [[Photo Shoot]], [[Ruff Rider]], [[Undress to Kill]]<br />
|[[Politics]], [[Coming Down]], [[Off Route]], [[This Shit's Cursed]]*, [[Hit the Pipe]], [[End of Chapter]], [[Bad Standing]], [[Heavy Toll]], [[Marta Full of Grace]], [[Shifting Weight]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|[[Roman Bellic]]'s Kidnap Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Hostile Negotiation]]<br />
|[[Roman's Holiday]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|Johnny and [[Malc]] kidnap [[Roman Bellic]] for [[Dimitri Rascalov]]. Niko subsequently has to save his cousin.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 4 missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[The Holland Play]], [[Wrong is Right]], [[Portrait of a Killer]], [[Dust Off]], [[Harboring a Grudge]] ,[[Paper Trail]], [[Waste Not Want Knots]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Bank Heist Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Three Leaf Clover]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[I Luv L.C.]]<br />
|Niko, along with [[Patrick McReary|Patrick]] and [[Derrick McReary]] and [[Michael Keane]] rob the [[Bank of Liberty]]. Luis is a customer of the bank at the time and is held hostage.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 5 missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Actions Speak Louder than Words]], [[I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots and Your Motorcycle]], [[Smackdown (GTA IV)|Smackdown]] [[A Long Way to Fall]], [[Babysitting]], [[Tunnel of Death]], [[Blood Brothers]], [[Undertaker]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[Practice Swing]], [[Chinese Takeout]]*,&amp;nbsp;[[Momma's Boy]], [[Corner Kids]], [[Clocking Off]], [[Sexy Time]], [[High Dive]], [[Caught with your Pants Down]], [[For the Man Who Has Everything]], [[Kibbutz Number One]], [[This Ain't Checkers]], [[No. 3]], [[Bang Bang]], [[Blog This!]], [[Boulevard Baby]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Diamond Theft Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Taking in the Trash]], [[Meltdown]]<br />
|[[Diamonds in the Rough]]<br />
|[[Frosting on the Cake]], [[In the Crosshairs]] <br />
|After stealing Diamonds from [[Ray Bulgarin]], [[Luis Fernando Lopez|Luis]] and [[Gay Tony]] are ambushed by members of The Lost, including Johnny, who steal the diamonds for [[Ray Boccino]]. Johnny hides them in trash bags which Niko collects afterwards. Niko later has to retrive the diamonds back from [[Luca Silvestri]] and his pals.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Museum Missions (The Trinity)<br />
|-<br />
|[[Museum Piece]]<br />
|[[Collector's Item]]<br />
|<br />
[[Not So Fast ]]<br />
|Ray Boccino sends Niko and Johnny to a diamond deal with members of the [[Jewish Mob]]. The deal is interrupted by Luis who attempts to, and apparently does, retrieve the diamonds back.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|[[Jim Fitzgerald]] Death Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[No Way on the Subway]]<br />
|[[Was It Worth It?]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|After losing millions with the loss of the diamonds, Ray Boccino kidnaps [[Jim Fitzgerald]] and attempts to kidnap Johnny. The two escape so Ray sends Niko to take out Jim and some goons after Johnny. Johnny is told by [[Ashley Butler]] of Jim's death at the end of his mission. He then cuts his ties with Ray.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 6 Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Weekend at Florian's]], [[Late Checkout]], [[Hating the Haters]], [[Union Drive]], [[Buoys Ahoy]]<br />
|[[Get Lost]]<br />
|[[Going Deep]], [[Dropping In]], [[In the Crosshairs]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Gracie Kidnap Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[I'll Take Her]], [[She's a Keeper]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[Ladie's Night]]<br />
|[[Gerald McReary]] has Niko kidnap [[Gracie Ancelotti]] in order to blackmail Gay Tony into handing over the diamonds. Luis and Tony subsequently follow after Packie in order to find out where Gracie is. Packie and Niko then move her to a safer location.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Kidnap and Diamond Exchange Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[Ladies Half Price]]<br />
|To retrieve the diamonds, Niko and Packie attempt to trade Gracie with Luis and Gay Tony. The deal goes sour with the arrival of Bulgarin and the diamonds are lost for good.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 7 Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Truck Hustle]], [[Pegorino's Pride]], [[Payback]], [[Entourage]], [[Dining Out]], [[Liquidize the Assets]], [[Catch the Wave]], [[Trespass]], [[To Live and Die in Alderney]], [[Flatline]], [[Pest Control]], [[That Special Someone]], [[One Last Thing]], [[A Dish Served Cold]] / [[If the Price is Right]], [[Mr. and Mrs. Bellic]], [[Out of Commission]] / [[A Revenger's Tragedy]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[Party's Over]], [[Departure Time]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|* Notes that these two missions create a continuity error in the story's plot. Both intertwine with the Chinese Marijuana Scandal, however, Johnny's mission must be completed before the mission [[Roman's Holiday]]. This mission relates specifically to [[Hostile Negotiation]] which must be completed before the mission [[Three Leaf Clover]]. Three Leaf Clover's counterpart mission is [[I Luv L.C.]] which marks the beginning of Luis's story thus implying that [[Chinese Takeout]] takes place afterwards.<br />
|}<br />
[[Category:Missions]]<br />
[[Category:Missions in GTA IV]]<br />
[[Category:Missions in The Lost and Damned]]<br />
[[Category:Missions in The Ballad of Gay Tony]]<br />
[[Category:GTA IV Era]]</div>Painkillhttp://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Missions_in_GTA_IV_Era&diff=345313Missions in GTA IV Era2012-02-04T06:58:30Z<p>Painkill: </p>
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:''For the missions in Chinatown Wars, see [[Missions in GTA Chinatown Wars]]. ''<br />
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==Table of interconnecting Missions==<br />
<br />
'''''NOTE: Order of missions within each section may vary depending on player choice.'''''<br />
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{|class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br />
!width=&quot;28%&quot;|[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]<br />
!width=&quot;28%&quot;|[[The Lost and Damned]]<br />
!width=&quot;28%&quot;|[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]<br />
!width=&quot;16%&quot;|How They Are Related<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 1 missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[The Cousins Bellic]], [[It's Your Call]], [[Three's a Crowd]], [[First Date]], [[Bleed Out]], [[Easy Fare]], [[Jamaican Heat]], [[Bull in a China Shop]], [[Hung Out to Dry]], [[Clean Getaway]], [[Ivan the Not So Terrible]], [[Concrete Jungle]], [[Uncle Vlad]], [[Crime &amp; Punishment]], [[Do You Have Protection?]], [[Shadow]], [[Final Destination]]<br />
|[[Clean and Serene]], [[Angels in America]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|[[Jason Michaels]]' Death Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[No Love Lost]]<br />
|[[It's War]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[Mikhail Faustin]] sends [[Niko Bellic|Niko]] to kill his [[Anna Faustin|daughter's]][[Jason Michaels|boyfriend]], a member of [[The Lost Brotherhood]]. After doing so, [[Johnny Klebitz|Johnny]] is informed of his death by [[Billy Grey]], and The Lost wage war on [[The Angels of Death]].<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 2 missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Logging On]], [[Rigged to Blow (GTA IV)|Rigged to Blow]], [[Search and Delete]], [[Easy as Can Be]], [[The Master and the Molotov]], [[Russian Revolution]], [[Roman's Sorrow]], [[Out of the Closet]], [[No. 1]], [[Escuela of the Streets]], [[Street Sweeper]], [[Luck of the Irish]]<br />
|[[Action/Reaction]], [[Liberty City Choppers]], [[Bad Cop Drop]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|[[Heroin]] Deal Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Blow Your Cover]]<br />
|[[Buyer's Market]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|Both Johnny and Niko attend a drug deal for [[Elizabeta Torres]] which turns out to be and LCPD sting.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 3 missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[The Puerto Rican Connection]], [[The Snow Storm]], [[Have a Heart]], [[Call and Collect]], [[Final Interview]], [[Holland Nights]], [[Lure (GTA IV)|Lure]], [[Deconstruction for Beginners]], [[Photo Shoot]], [[Ruff Rider]], [[Undress to Kill]]<br />
|[[Politics]], [[Coming Down]], [[Off Route]], [[This Shit's Cursed]]*, [[Hit the Pipe]], [[End of Chapter]], [[Bad Standing]], [[Heavy Toll]], [[Marta Full of Grace]], [[Shifting Weight]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|[[Roman Bellic]]'s Kidnap Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Hostile Negotiation]]<br />
|[[Roman's Holiday]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|Johnny and [[Malc]] kidnap [[Roman Bellic]] for [[Dimitri Rascalov]]. Niko subsequently has to save his cousin.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 4 missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[The Holland Play]], [[Wrong is Right]], [[Portrait of a Killer]], [[Dust Off]], [[Harboring a Grudge]] ,[[Paper Trail]], [[Waste Not Want Knots]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Bank Heist Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Three Leaf Clover]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[I Luv L.C.]]<br />
|Niko, along with [[Patrick McReary|Patrick]] and [[Derrick McReary]] and [[Michael Keane]] rob the [[Bank of Liberty]]. Luis is a customer of the bank at the time and is held hostage.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 5 missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Actions Speak Louder than Words]], [[I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots and Your Motorcycle]], [[Smackdown (GTA IV)|Smackdown]] [[A Long Way to Fall]], [[Babysitting]], [[Tunnel of Death]], [[Blood Brothers]], [[Undertaker]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[Practice Swing]], [[Chinese Takeout]]*,&amp;nbsp;[[Momma's Boy]], [[Corner Kids]], [[Clocking Off]], [[Sexy Time]], [[High Dive]], [[Caught with your Pants Down]], [[For the Man Who Has Everything]], [[Kibbutz Number One]], [[This Ain't Checkers]], [[No. 3]], [[Bang Bang]], [[Blog This!]], [[Boulevard Baby]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Diamond Theft Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Taking in the Trash]], [[Meltdown]]<br />
|[[Diamonds in the Rough]]<br />
|[[Frosting on the Cake]], [[In The Crosshairs]] <br />
|After stealing Diamonds from [[Ray Bulgarin]], [[Luis Fernando Lopez|Luis]] and [[Gay Tony]] are ambushed by members of The Lost, including Johnny, who steal the diamonds for [[Ray Boccino]]. Johnny hides them in trash bags which Niko collects afterwards. Niko later has to retrive the diamonds back from [[Luca Silvestri]] and his pals.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Museum Missions (The Trinity)<br />
|-<br />
|[[Museum Piece]]<br />
|[[Collector's Item]]<br />
|<br />
[[Not So Fast ]]<br />
|Ray Boccino sends Niko and Johnny to a diamond deal with members of the [[Jewish Mob]]. The deal is interrupted by Luis who attempts to, and apparently does, retrieve the diamonds back.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|[[Jim Fitzgerald]] Death Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[No Way on the Subway]]<br />
|[[Was It Worth It?]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|After losing millions with the loss of the diamonds, Ray Boccino kidnaps [[Jim Fitzgerald]] and attempts to kidnap Johnny. The two escape so Ray sends Niko to take out Jim and some goons after Johnny. Johnny is told by [[Ashley Butler]] of Jim's death at the end of his mission. He then cuts his ties with Ray.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 6 Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Weekend at Florian's]], [[Late Checkout]], [[Hating the Haters]], [[Union Drive]], [[Buoys Ahoy]]<br />
|[[Get Lost]]<br />
|[[Going Deep]], [[Dropping In]], [[In the Crosshairs]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Gracie Kidnap Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[I'll Take Her]], [[She's a Keeper]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[Ladie's Night]]<br />
|[[Gerald McReary]] has Niko kidnap [[Gracie Ancelotti]] in order to blackmail Gay Tony into handing over the diamonds. Luis and Tony subsequently follow after Packie in order to find out where Gracie is. Packie and Niko then move her to a safer location.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Kidnap and Diamond Exchange Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[Ladies Half Price]]<br />
|To retrieve the diamonds, Niko and Packie attempt to trade Gracie with Luis and Gay Tony. The deal goes sour with the arrival of Bulgarin and the diamonds are lost for good.<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|Section 7 Missions<br />
|-<br />
|[[Truck Hustle]], [[Pegorino's Pride]], [[Payback]], [[Entourage]], [[Dining Out]], [[Liquidize the Assets]], [[Catch the Wave]], [[Trespass]], [[To Live and Die in Alderney]], [[Flatline]], [[Pest Control]], [[That Special Someone]], [[One Last Thing]], [[A Dish Served Cold]] / [[If the Price is Right]], [[Mr. and Mrs. Bellic]], [[Out of Commission]] / [[A Revenger's Tragedy]]<br />
|''unrelated''<br />
|[[Party's Over]], [[Departure Time]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
!colspan=&quot;4&quot;|* Notes that these two missions create a continuity error in the story's plot. Both intertwine with the Chinese Marijuana Scandal, however, Johnny's mission must be completed before the mission [[Roman's Holiday]]. This mission relates specifically to [[Hostile Negotiation]] which must be completed before the mission [[Three Leaf Clover]]. Three Leaf Clover's counterpart mission is [[I Luv L.C.]] which marks the beginning of Luis's story thus implying that [[Chinese Takeout]] takes place afterwards.<br />
|}<br />
[[Category:Missions]]<br />
[[Category:Missions in GTA IV]]<br />
[[Category:Missions in The Lost and Damned]]<br />
[[Category:Missions in The Ballad of Gay Tony]]<br />
[[Category:GTA IV Era]]</div>Painkillhttp://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Blitzkrieg_Strikes_Again&diff=345255Blitzkrieg Strikes Again2012-02-04T01:21:33Z<p>Painkill: /* Mission */</p>
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<div>{{infobox mission<br />
|name=Blitzkrieg Strikes Again<br />
|game=VCS<br />
|image=BlitzkriegStrikesAgain-GTAVCS.jpg<br />
|size=300px<br />
|caption=[[Umberto Robina]] hugging [[Victor Vance]]<br />
|for=[[Lance Vance]]<br />
|target=[[Mendez Cartel]] attackers<br />
|location= Depends on the location of your business<br />
|reward=[[Money|$]]700<br />
|unlocks=[[Domo Arigato Domestoboto]]&lt;br&gt;[[So Long Schlong]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Blitzkrieg Strikes Again''' is a mission in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] given to [[Protagonist|protagonist]] [[Victor Vance]] by his brother [[Lance Vance]]. The location of the mission depends on the location of the [[Vance Crime Family]] business.<br />
<br />
==Mission==<br />
[[Victor Vance]] drops by his brother, Lance's apartment. While inside he finds [[Phil Cassidy]] wielding a gun. Victor surprised, opens the door and sees [[Umberto Robina]], a [[Cubans|Cuban]] gang member and Lance arrive. He is informed that the [[Mendez Cartel]] are going to hit the [[Vance Crime Family]]'s business empires and so Lance has brought some of Victor's friends to help out. Vic, finally proud of his brother doing something right joins in. The gang go outside and Phil, Umberto and two of his gang members drive away in a [[Gang Rancher]]. Lance takes out a [[M4 Carbine]](which is an error as it is an M16A1) from his [[Infernus]]' trunk and gets in the car. In a time limit of 8 minutes, Victor and Lance get to the first business and successfully defend it from the Mendez's goons. After defending three businesses, Lance receives a message from Umberto and Phil telling that they have successfully defended all of the businesses they went to.<br />
<br />
==Script==<br />
(''Victor inside Lance's apartment, Victor, Lance, Umberto and Phil Cassidy.'')<br />
<br />
'''Phil Cassidy''': Comrade! Come here!<br />
<br />
'''Victor Vance''': What're you doing here?<br />
<br />
'''Phil Cassidy''': I heard there was gonna be a party, so I brought fireworks!<br />
<br />
'''Victor Vance''': Where's Lance?<br />
<br />
'''Phil Cassidy''': I love that guy! Yeah!<br />
<br />
(''Victor opens the door. Umberto, a Cuban and Lance enter.'')<br />
<br />
'''Umberto Robina''': There he is! Mr. Victor Vance, the punk who needs our help.<br />
<br />
'''Victor Vance''': What?<br />
<br />
'''Umberto Robina''': You grown any cojones yet, lady boy?<br />
<br />
'''Lance Vance''': Yo, bro.<br />
<br />
'''Umberto Robina''': Come here, Vic.<br />
<br />
'''Victor Vance''': Ah, wassup, man?<br />
<br />
'''Umberto Robina''': Your brother, man. At least one of you who has something up here and a lot down here, huh?<br />
<br />
'''Lance Vance''': So if you guys are ready, let's do this.<br />
<br />
'''Victor Vance''': Hey, Lance, come here, man.<br />
<br />
'''Lance Vance''': Yo, bro, wassup?<br />
<br />
'''Victor Vance''': What the hell is going on?<br />
<br />
'''Lance Vance''': We're about to get hit by those Mendez guys; thought we could use some of your buddies to crash the party.<br />
<br />
'''Victor Vance''': What?<br />
<br />
'''Lance Vance''': Help out... What, did I do wrong again?<br />
<br />
'''Victor Vance''': No, no, no, no, man. For once, you did very right. Let's go deal with these pricks.<br />
<br />
'''Lance Vance''': Yeah! Let's pop! [laughs]<br />
<br />
(''They all head out.''')<br />
<br />
'''Victor Vance''': We should spread out and cover as much ground as we can. Let me know if you need any help.<br />
<br />
'''Lance Vance''': Wait up. I'm gonna need some serious artillery for this gig. Hello, Mr. M4! M-FOR-MO-THER-FUCKA! That's right! Let's go!<br />
<br />
(''Victor and Lance go to defend some businesses.'')<br />
<br />
'''Lance Vance''': My name is Lance Vance! It's time to dance! I'm lean and I'm mean, and I'm here to clean! Come on, Vic. We've got 'em on the run. Man, we are the badasses on the block! Let's get to the next ass-kicking. Did you see me taking 'em down? I'm the black killa from Manila! The Manila Blilla!<br />
'''Victor Vance''': You're a blidiot. Now shut up.<br />
<br />
(''Victor and Lance protecting the next business.'')<br />
<br />
'''Lance Vance''': I'm the Lance Vance-erator! Ain't nothing can hurt me! I'll put you all in a Lance Vance trance! They're running for it. It's time to turn up the pain!<br />
<br />
(''Victor and Lance kill all the Mendez's goon and move on.'')<br />
<br />
'''Lance Vance''': We rolled over them like a big, bad bowling ball. Let's find another lane of pain. Come on. Aw, man, this is easy.<br />
<br />
'''Victor Vance''': We've been lucky so far. Stop being such a dick, &quot;Lance-erator&quot;.<br />
<br />
'''Lance Vance''': I killed more than you. I should be in charge of this outfit.<br />
<br />
'''Victor Vance''': Bite me.<br />
<br />
'''Lance Vance''': Let's get after them. Look at them run! We're kicking their asses! I can't believe it. We're winning!<br />
<br />
(''They kill all the Mendez's goons and successfully defend all the businesses.'')<br />
<br />
'''Lance Vance''': I just received a message from Umberto and Phil. They've been kicking asses, just like us.<br />
<br />
'''Victor Vance''': You mean we did it? We won?<br />
<br />
'''Lance Vance''': Yeah! The Mendez brothers can kiss my ass. They thought they could take us down.<br />
<br />
'''Victor Vance''': This ain't over yet.<br />
<br />
'''Lance Vance''': They're finished. We should take the fight to them, and I know just the man to make it happen.<br />
<br />
==Reward==<br />
Upon completing this mission your rewarded [[Money|$]]700 and unlock the missions [[Domo Arigato Domestoboto]] and [[So Long Schlong]].<br />
<br />
==Video walkthrough==<br />
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[[Category:Missions in GTA Vice City Stories]]</div>Painkillhttp://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Cutscene&diff=345123Cutscene2012-02-03T00:38:04Z<p>Painkill: </p>
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<div>A '''cutscene''' is a break-away camera shot, often with ensuing dialogue, that depicts events in a [[Grand Theft Auto|GTA]] game storyline over which the player has no control. Cutscenes generally appear at the beginning of the game, at the beginning of [[missions]], and at important milestones in the game. Cutscenes can also be shown at several points throughout a mission, usually in long mission with many sections. The purpose of the cutscene is to inform the player as to developments in the plot that are important to gameplay, and to provide a cinematic representation of occurrences throughout the story.<br />
<br />
== Description ==<br />
Cutscenes were first used in [[Grand Theft Auto 1]] in a very limited manner. When the player completes any of two primary objectives in each city to acquire a certain amount of money, the player is directed to head to a specific location, thereby triggering a cutscene that employs game art with very limited animation, and depicts a specific [[Characters in GTA 1|crime boss]] speaking to the player on their achievements or their next course of action. This feature is absent in [[Grand Theft Auto 2]].<br />
<br />
Full-motion cutscenes were introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], having been integrated into various storyline-based missions and taking advantage of the game's new 3D game engine. Often, cutscenes are played the moment the player triggers a mission, introducing the player and player character to the mission in hand. When involving main characters, cutscenes in the game often take place in specialized interiors and exteriors, and also usually utilize character models with more facial detail and improved facial expressions than in actual gameplay. Other cutscenes used to illustrate gameplay-specific elements often make use of in-game environments, pedestrians and objects. Since GTA III, cutscenes have fundamentally remained unchanged aside the choices of locations selected when depicting characters, which have more recently extended to include common, street-level exteriors more frequently.<br />
<br />
Cutscenes for [[Grand Theft Auto Advance|GTA Advance]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars|GTA Chinatown Wars]] were simplified due to the limited capabilities of the portable systems. They are unique for having comic book-styled cutscenes, containing only sprites and text but no models or spoken dialogues. In addition, players have a choice to skip sentences rather than the entire cutscene.<br />
<br />
==Cutscene Video Links==<br />
Videos of all cutscenes from the GTA series can be found on the links below:<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k5OfIuWdOo &quot;Grand Theft Auto Cutscenes&quot; (GTA 1)]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XETS_-8bJg &quot;GTA1: London 1969 and 1961 - all cut scenes, ending&quot; (GTA London)]<br />
*[http://www.gtamissions.com gtamissions.com (GTA III and later)]<br />
*Cutscenes from [http://www.youtube.com/user/gtavcSTORY from GTA Vice City] and [http://www.youtube.com/user/gtasaSTORY from GTA San Andreas]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/GoldenRainFactory]<br />
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[[Category:Terminology]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA 1]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA III]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA Vice City]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA San Andreas]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA Advance]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA Liberty City Stories]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA Vice City Stories]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA IV]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA Chinatown Wars]]</div>Painkillhttp://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Cutscene&diff=345119Cutscene2012-02-02T23:51:22Z<p>Painkill: </p>
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<div>A '''cutscene''' is a break-away camera shot, often with ensuing dialogue, that depicts events in a [[Grand Theft Auto|GTA]] game storyline over which the player has no control. Cutscenes generally appear at the beginning of the game, at the beginning of [[missions]], and at important milestones in the game. Cutscenes can also be shown at several points throughout a mission, usually in long mission with many sections. The purpose of the cutscene is to inform the player as to developments in the plot that are important to gameplay, and to provide a cinematic representation of occurrences throughout the story.<br />
<br />
== Description ==<br />
Cutscenes were first used in [[Grand Theft Auto 1]] in a very limited manner. When the player completes any of two primary objectives in each city to acquire a certain amount of money, the player is directed to head to a specific location, thereby triggering a cutscene that employs game art with very limited animation, and depicts a specific [[Characters in GTA 1|crime boss]] speaking to the player on their achievements or their next course of action. This feature is absent in [[Grand Theft Auto 2]].<br />
<br />
Full-motion cutscenes were introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], having been integrated into various storyline-based missions and taking advantage of the game's new 3D game engine. Often, cutscenes are played the moment the player triggers a mission, introducing the player and player character to the mission in hand. When involving main characters, cutscenes in the game often take place in specialized interiors and exteriors, and also usually utilize character models with more facial detail and improved facial expressions than in actual gameplay. Other cutscenes used to illustrate gameplay-specific elements often make use of in-game environments, pedestrians and objects. Since GTA III, cutscenes have fundamentally remained unchanged aside the choices of locations selected when depicting characters, which have more recently extended to include common, street-level exteriors more frequently.<br />
<br />
Cutscenes for [[Grand Theft Auto Advance|GTA Advance]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars|GTA Chinatown Wars]] were simplified due to the limited capabilities of the portable systems. They are unique for having comic book-styled cutscenes, containing only sprites and text but no models or spoken dialogues. In addition, players have a choice to skip sentences rather than the entire cutscene.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
A list of cutscenes from the GTA series can be found on the link below.<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k5OfIuWdOo &quot;Grand Theft Auto Cutscenes&quot; (GTA 1)]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XETS_-8bJg &quot;GTA1: London 1969 and 1961 - all cut scenes, ending&quot; (GTA London)]<br />
*[http://www.gtamissions.com gtamissions.com (GTA III and later)]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/gtavcSTORY]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/gtasaSTORY]<br />
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[[Category:Terminology]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA 1]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA III]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA Vice City]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA San Andreas]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA Advance]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA Liberty City Stories]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA Vice City Stories]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA IV]]<br />
[[Category:Features in GTA Chinatown Wars]]</div>Painkillhttp://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Cutscene&diff=345118Cutscene2012-02-02T23:48:41Z<p>Painkill: </p>
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<div>A '''cutscene''' is a break-away camera shot, often with ensuing dialogue, that depicts events in a [[Grand Theft Auto|GTA]] game storyline over which the player has no control. Cutscenes generally appear at the beginning of the game, at the beginning of [[missions]], and at important milestones in the game. Cutscenes can also be shown at several points throughout a mission, usually in long mission with many sections. The purpose of the cutscene is to inform the player as to developments in the plot that are important to gameplay, and to provide a cinematic representation of occurrences throughout the story.<br />
<br />
== Description ==<br />
Cutscenes were first used in [[Grand Theft Auto 1]] in a very limited manner. When the player completes any of two primary objectives in each city to acquire a certain amount of money, the player is directed to head to a specific location, thereby triggering a cutscene that employs game art with very limited animation, and depicts a specific [[Characters in GTA 1|crime boss]] speaking to the player on their achievements or their next course of action. This feature is absent in [[Grand Theft Auto 2]].<br />
<br />
Full-motion cutscenes were introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], having been integrated into various storyline-based missions and taking advantage of the game's new 3D game engine. Often, cutscenes are played the moment the player triggers a mission, introducing the player and player character to the mission in hand. When involving main characters, cutscenes in the game often take place in specialized interiors and exteriors, and also usually utilize character models with more facial detail and improved facial expressions than in actual gameplay. Other cutscenes used to illustrate gameplay-specific elements often make use of in-game environments, pedestrians and objects. Since GTA III, cutscenes have fundamentally remained unchanged aside the choices of locations selected when depicting characters, which have more recently extended to include common, street-level exteriors more frequently.<br />
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Cutscenes for [[Grand Theft Auto Advance|GTA Advance]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars|GTA Chinatown Wars]] were simplified due to the limited capabilities of the portable systems. They are unique for having comic book-styled cutscenes, containing only sprites and text but no models or spoken dialogues. In addition, players have a choice to skip sentences rather than the entire cutscene.<br />
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==External links==<br />
A list of cutscenes from the GTA series can be found on the link below.<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k5OfIuWdOo &quot;Grand Theft Auto Cutscenes&quot; (GTA 1)]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XETS_-8bJg &quot;GTA1: London 1969 and 1961 - all cut scenes, ending&quot; (GTA London)]<br />
*[http://www.gtamissions.com gtamissions.com (GTA III and later)]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/gtavcSTORY]<br />
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'''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''' (also referred to as '''''GTA Vice City''', '''Vice City''' and '''GTAVC'''''), is the second game in the [[GTA III Era]]. Although it was released after [[Grand Theft Auto III]], it was set 15 years earlier.<br />
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GTA Vice City is set in [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], Florida ([[United States of America|USA]]) in [[1986]], and concerns the exploits of protagonist [[Tommy Vercetti]] as he rises to become Vice City's major criminal power. The game's events follow on from [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]].<br />
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Designed by [[Rockstar North]] and published by [[Rockstar Games]], it debuted in [[North America]] on October 27, [[2002]] for [[PlayStation 2]] and quickly became the best-selling video game of the year. As of July [[2006]], GTA Vice City is, in the American market, the best-selling PlayStation 2 game of all time. GTA Vice City also appeared on the [[Japan]]ese magazine Famitsu's readers' list of 100 all-time favorite video games in 2006. Following this success, GTA Vice City saw releases in [[Europe]], [[Australia]] and Japan, and became available on [[Personal Computer|PC]] and [[Xbox]]. Later, [[Rockstar Vienna]] packaged the game with its predecessor, GTA III, and sold it as the [[Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack]] for Xbox.<br />
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It uses a tweaked version of the [[Renderware]] game engine used by GTA III, and similarly presents a huge cityscape, fully populated with buildings (from hotels to skyscrapers), vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, helicopters, and planes) and people. It also introduces over-the-top-gameplay that was later included in the games [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]].<br />
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==Game Information==<br />
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*[[Characters in GTA Vice City|Characters]]<br />
*[[Missions in GTA Vice City|Missions]]<br />
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*[[100% Completion in GTA Vice City|100% Completion]]<br />
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*[[Radio Stations in GTA Vice City|Radio Stations]]<br />
*[[Safehouses in GTA Vice City|Safehouses]]<br />
*[[Businesses in GTA Vice City|Businesses]]<br />
*[[Gangs in GTA Vice City|Gangs]]<br />
*[[Secrets and Easter Eggs in GTA Vice City|Secrets and Easter Eggs]]<br />
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==Storyline==<br />
[[File:TommyVercetti-GTAVC.jpg|thumb|left|GTA Vice City's [[protagonist]], [[Tommy Vercetti]]]]{{toc}}<br />
From the [http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/ official site]:<br />
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:Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s.<br />
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:Having just made it back onto the streets of [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] after a long stretch in maximum security prison, Tommy Vercetti is sent to Vice City by his old [[Boss|boss]], [[Sonny Forelli]]. They were understandably nervous about his re-appearance in Liberty City, so a trip down south seemed like a good idea. But all does not go smoothly upon his arrival in the glamorous, hedonistic metropolis of Vice City. He's set up and is left with no money and no merchandise. Sonny wants his money back, but the biker gangs, Cuban gangsters, and corrupt politicians stand in his way. Most if not all of Vice City seems to want Tommy dead. His only answer is to fight back and take over the city himself.<br />
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:From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile as Grand Theft Auto returns to the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system this October. Vice City is a huge urban sprawl ranging from the beach to the swamps and the glitz to the ghetto, and is the most varied, complete and alive digital city ever created. Combining non-linear gameplay with a character driven narrative, you arrive in a town brimming with delights and degradation and are given the opportunity to take it over as you choose.<br />
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As a major gateway to South America and the Caribbean and attracting migrants, Vice City is brimming with diverse characters, so there's a friend for everyone. It is a sociable place and the new guy in town is sure to meet all manner of friendly people in the sunshine capital of America. Athletes, pop stars, real estate developers, politicians, trailer trash, everyone is moving to Vice City to find out what makes it the number one growth city in America. But, as Tommy quickly finds out, trust has been overtaken by drug lords, gang violence, and the police.<br />
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:Vice City offers vehicular pleasures to suit every taste. For the speed enthusiast, there's high-performance cars and motorbikes. For the sportsman, a powerboat or a golf buggy lets you enjoy the great outdoors. For those that need that sense of freedom and escape, why not charter a helicopter and see the beauty of Vice City from the air?<br />
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:As the party capital of America, you would expect your ears to be seduced by a host of sultry melodies and pumping beats, but the city is truly rocking. You'll be amazed as you sweep through Vice City's FM dial. If you are feeling like trouble, you can tune into some driving rock, or some crucial electro, or maybe you want to slow down with some sweet soul, and there will always be some great romantic anthems if you want to really take your mind off things, or maybe you want to have a good laugh and listen to Talk Shows.<br />
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:For the action man, or outdoors type, there's tons of fun things to do and adventures to be had… guaranteed. For the secretive or creepy type, Vice City is full of surprises, a place where you'll constantly be surprised by the vivacious, fun-loving types who live there and the things you can discover.<br />
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==Setting and Influences==<br />
GTA Vice City is arguably the most heavily themed Grand Theft Auto game, taking influences from a wide range of classic 1980s movies, television series and music.<br />
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Perhaps the closest real-life counterpart to GTA Vice City is the television series ''[[wikipedia:Miami Vice|Miami Vice]]''. Aside from the broad-ranging similarities (80's music,--including new wave, glam metal and synthesizer pop-- organized crime, drug trafficking, styled cars, pastel clothes etc), several specific references are included. For example, at a 3-star [[Wanted Level in GTA III Era|wanted level]] or above, two undercover police officers who strongly resemble Crockett and Tubbs--the primary characters from the aforementioned TV series--will chase the player in a [[VCPD Cheetah]], which is itself styled after the 1986 Ferrari Testarossa, Crockett and Tubbs' vehicle of choice in the latter three series of the show.<br />
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Another direct link to Miami Vice is the inclusion of &quot;[[wikipedia:Crockett's Theme|Crockett's Theme]],&quot; a pivotal piece of instrumental music from the show, on the in-game radio station [[Emotion 98.3]]. The game's intro theme is also in the style of the &quot;[[wikipedia:Miami Vice Theme|Miami Vice Theme]]&quot;. One of the primary characters, [[Lance Vance]], is voiced by Philip Michael Thomas, who portrayed Tubbs. Several vehicles in Vice City are also taken from the TV series, including the [[Squalo]] (Sonny Crockett's speedboat), the [[Stinger]] (Crockett's car for the first two seasons), and the [[Infernus]].<br />
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Another significant influence on GTA Vice City is the 1983 film ''[[wikipedia:Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'', starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana. Several in-game locations, such as the mansion that becomes the [[Vercetti Estate]], are obviously styled after locations featured in the movie. Elsewhere in the city, there is a hidden apartment containing a [[chainsaw]] within a blood-stained bathroom, a nod to Scarface's infamous chainsaw torture scene. The game's [[Keep Your Friends Close...|final mission]] mirrors the end of the movie; in both the main character is assaulted by an army of goons at their mansion, although crucially Tommy Vercetti lives, whereas Tony Montana is killed. The &quot;Mr. Vercetti&quot; outfit available from the [[The Pole Position Club]] strongly resembles an outfit worn by Tony Montana, and even Tommy Vercetti himself takes many character and lifestyle traits from Al Pacino's character, specifically his short temper and heavy dealings in the cocaine trade.<br />
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It is also worth noting that the radio station [[Flashback FM]] from [[Grand Theft Auto III]] features the songs that were written for Scarface; the developers acknowledged the film as being a major influence on the overall rise-to-criminal-power theme of that game, and the soundtrack was included as an homage.<br />
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Other references and influences on Vice City include:<br />
*''[[wikipedia:Carlito's Way|Carlito's Way]]'' - [[Ken Rosenberg]], Tommy Vercetti's lawyer and adviser, looks and acts like Sean Penn's lawyer character from the movie.<br />
*''[[wikipedia:To Live and Die in L.A. (film)|To Live and Die in L.A.]]'' - later in the game there is a money counterfeiting scheme based on the movie. A song from the movie's soundtrack (&quot;Dance Hall Days&quot; by Wang Chung) is also included on the in-game radio station.<br />
*''[[wikipedia:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]]'' - [[Mr. Black]] and [[Leo Teal]] (who is referred in-game as Mr. Teal) are a parody of the cult classic film due to their surnames being colors, as are the code-names of each of the robbers in the film. <br />
*''[[wikipedia:Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'' - In the mission [[Publicity Tour]], a [[The Psycho|murderous fan]] of [[Love Fist]] plants a [[Boomshine]] bomb in the [[Love Fist Limo]] that [[Tommy Vercetti]] and [[Love Fist]] are sitting in. Tommy has to drive around Vice City without dropping the limo's speed, or else the limo will explode. This is a nod to the film Speed, which features an identical scene except with a bus instead of a limo.<br />
*''[[wikipedia:Red Dawn|Red Dawn]]'' - an [[Ammu-Nation]] radio advertisement calling this 1984 movie about a fictional Soviet invasion of the United States a &quot;documentary&quot; is just one example of the game's lampooning of 1980s American paranoia towards communism.<br />
*[[wikipedia:Village People|Village People]] - a builder, a police officer, a soldier, a firefighter and a biker can be seen dancing on stage in the [[Malibu Club]].<br />
*Cars associated with 1980s pop culture - many of the game's vehicles are look-alikes of popular/famous vehicles from the time, such as the [[Deluxo]], which is a nod to the DeLorean.<br />
*[[wikipedia:Pablo Escobar|Pablo Escobar]] - possibly the most notorious Colombian drug dealer ever to have lived is alluded to by the name of [[Escobar International Airport]].<br />
*[[wikipedia: Glam Metal|Hair Metal]] - as well as the rock/metal station [[V-Rock]], a fictitious in-game metal band [[Love Fist]] spoofs many 80s rock clichés <br />
in the style of [[wp:This Is Spinal Tap|Spinal Tap]].<br />
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==Tips &amp; tricks==<br />
*[[The Helicopter Sniping Trick]]<br />
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==Reception==<br />
GameSpot rated the game 9.6/10, giving it an Editor's Choice award. Its record was surpassed by its successor [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]].<br />
Awards<br />
GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002 Best Music on PlayStation 2,[13] Best Action Adventure Game on PlayStation 2,[14] Game of the Year on PlayStation 2[15]<br />
IGN's Best of 2002 Best Adventure Game for PlayStation 2 (Editor's Choice and Reader's Choice),[16] Special Achievement for Sound (Reader's Choice),[17] Best Game of the Year for PlayStation 2 (Editor's Choice and Reader's Choice)[18]<br />
BAFTA Video Games Awards Best Design, Best PC Game, Best Action Game, Sunday Times Reader Award for Games, Best Playstation 2 Game, Best Sound<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Logosequence-GTAVC.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The logo sequence for GTA Vice City. Notice the resemblance to the [[wp:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]] BASIC command prompt, which was common during the time when the game was set.]]<br />
* The logo sequence for GTA Vice City is reminiscent of the [[wp:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]] BASIC command prompt, which was common during the time when the game was set.<br />
* According to [[Lazlow Jones]], Rockstar began working on GTA Vice City only one month after the release of GTA III.<br />
* GTA Vice City is set in a fictional city based on [[wp:Miami, Florida|Miami, Florida]].<br />
* GTA Vice City is set two years after [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|GTA Vice City Stories]] which took place in [[1984]].<br />
* All license plates are similar to Florida license plates, an orange logo resembling the state of Florida can be seen on them, some even having the Florida Gators logo.<br />
* GTA Vice City is the only GTA III-era game (except Advance) not to feature the [[AK-47]]. However in the loading art, [[Phil Cassidy]] is seen holding one guarding his fort.<br />
* GTA Vice City only took 9 months to make.<br />
* GTA Vice City has more melee weapons than any other GTA game.<br />
*The script was over 1,000 pages long.<br />
*Most of the in-game sounds tend to echo<br />
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'''Vice City''' is the setting for ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' set in [[1986]] and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'' set two years earlier in [[1984]]. Vice City is based on 1980's [[wp:Miami|Miami]], which was a major cocaine trans-shipment point for South America at the time. This is further reinforced with its theme of the drug business and crime, as well as the presence of new upper-class businesses and residents in the city, with some of them likely to be funded by the drug business. Vice City is specifically indicated to be located within the [[wp:Florida|State of Florida]].<br />
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==About the city==<br />
Vice City consists of two major islands and six smaller islands; both major islands are separated by a large body of water similar to that of [[wp:Biscayne Bay|Biscayne Bay]], which separates [[wp:Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]] with [[wp:Miami, Florida|mainland Miami]] in real-life. Each major island is divided into several districts. The population of Vice City is given at around 1.8 million in 1986&lt;ref&gt;Page 5 of the Tourist Guide, GTA Vice City's game manual&lt;/ref&gt;.<br />
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The city has four hospitals (two in each major island) and four police stations (two in each major island) distributed evenly in the city; these facilities serve as respawn points after the player dies or is arrested. The city also has one fire station and an air base known as Fort Baxter Military Base. Unlike Liberty City and the state of San Andreas, however, Vice City has no known railway or rapid transit systems, and all islands are connected by road and bridge.<br />
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[[File:GtaUsaMap.jpg|thumb|right|333px|Map of Vice City, compared to [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] and the [[State of San Andreas]].]]<br />
{{double image|center|ViceCity-GTAVC-map.gif|260|ViceCity-GTAVCS-map.png|240|Map of Vice City in 1986 and 1984.}}<br />
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==Vice City Beach==<br />
[[File:ViceCity-GTAVC-ViceCityBeach-map.png|110px|thumb|left|Map of Vice City Beach.]]<br />
[[Vice City Beach]] is the eastern island of Vice City. It is depicted as the more peaceful part of Vice City and is home to many upper class homes and businesses. The island has artificial waterways and is nearby the Leaf Links golf club. The [[North Point Mall|Vice Point Mall]] is located in the northern area of the island. Vice City Beach is clearly based on [[wp:Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]]. <br />
A lot of Vice City Beach's area is made up of beach. Vice City Beach consists of four large districts across the island:<br />
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===Ocean Beach===<br />
[[File:OceanDrive-GTAVC-northwards.jpg|thumb|200px|Ocean Beach, Vice City]]<br />
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[[Ocean Beach]] is an upper-class tourist district consisting of a few skyscrapers and many low rises, directly based on [[wp:South Beach|South Beach]] and located in the southeastern most area of Vice City. The area is primarily occupied by seaside and beach side apartments, hotels and upper-class businesses. An Art Deco Historic District-like row of Art Deco and Modernist low rises are also present; the road stretched along the row mimics that of [[wp:Ocean Drive (South Beach)|Ocean Drive]], bearing much resemblance to their real life counterparts in architecture and layout, and includes a flora partition between the low rises and beach, similar to [[wp:Lummus Park Historic District|Lummus Park]]. The lighthouse located at the southeastern most point mimics the [[wp:Cape Florida Light|Cape Florida lighthouse]], the oldest structure in Miami, located in [[wp:Key Biscayne, Florida|Key Biscayne]], and a popular beach side tourist destination.<br />
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Inland towards the west, Ocean Beach contains additional commercial and residential buildings, resembling southwestern Miami Beach, westward from [[wp:Collins Avenue|Collins Avenue]] (in fact, the road in Vice City that separates the two sides of the Ocean Beach in the manner that Collins Avenue does to southern Ocean Beach, and would eventually run along several beach side apartment and condominiums in Vice Point, similar to northern Collins Avenue).<br />
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The district boasts a marina, [[Ocean Bay Marina]], mimicking a large marina stretched along Alton Road in Ocean Beach and located at the west end of the district. A hospital is also situated on the northwest end of Ocean Beach, named Ocean View Hospital, it is likely named for its locations affront the city bay. Two additional high-rise buildings located beside the hospital bear signage that claims that the tenants are the &quot;Research and Development Department&quot; of the &quot;[[Ocean View Medical Foundation]]&quot;, suggesting that the buildings are related to the hospital.<br />
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Several other features may be noted in Ocean Beach. A park mimicking South Pointe Park is located on the southern end of Ocean Beach, and includes a seaside building with similar architecture designs, and an additional helipad. An open-air mall, [[Washington Mall]], depicted at the northern end of Ocean Beach, is possibly based on the [[wp:Bal Harbour Shops|Bal Harbor Shops mall]] at Bal Harbor.<br />
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[[Tommy Vercetti|Tommy Vercetti's]] initial hangout in Vice City is in Ocean Beach, at the beachfront [[Ocean View Hotel]]. [[The Pole Position Club|The Pole Position Strip Club]] is also located near the south end of the district.<br />
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===Washington Beach===<br />
[[File:WashingtonBeach-GTAVC-northwestwards.jpg|thumb|200px|Washington Beach]]<br />
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[[Washington Beach]] is a district between Ocean Beach from the south and Vice Point from the north, encompassing the northern end of the Art Deco Historic District-like beachfront district, its inland area, and the southern half of a smaller island to the west containing two construction sites and several additional apartments and housing. The area is based on the section of Miami beach unofficially known as &quot;Mid-Beach&quot;.<br />
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Washington Beach also contains a [[Washington Beach Police Station|police station]] located at the northern edge of the district, as well as [[Ken Rosenberg|Ken Rosenberg's]] [[Hotel Harrison|office]] at the southwestern edge. Washington Beach is also connected to Starfish Island via a [[Island Bridge|short bridge]] between the Washington Beach island; the roadway connecting the two districts stretches across the islands and ends at the edge of Little Havana. The district is likely to be named after [[wp:South Beach#Washington Avenue|Washington Avenue]], a major road in Miami Beach.<br />
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===Vice Point===<br />
[[File:VicePoint-GTAVC-northwards.jpg|thumb|200px|Vice Point]]<br />
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[[Vice Point]] is a more middle class and residential area of Vice City Beach, covering the remaining areas of the island at the north, and consisting of larger apartment buildings and hotels aligned along the shore as well as medium sized homes and smaller apartment complexes inland. This set-up resembles the rows of developments along Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, as well as the residential set-up of that city. Vice point is geographically based on [[wp:North Beach (Miami Beach)|North Beach]] in Miami.<br />
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The [[North Point Mall]], located in the north end of Vice Point, is a parody of Miami's Aventura Mall. Its location in the northeastern most point of the east island is similar to Aventura Mall's location in the extreme northeastern most point of the Miami Metro Area. The mall's layout, though much smaller, also resembles that of [[wp:Aventura Mall|Aventura Mall]].<br />
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[[Malibu Club|The Malibu Club]] is situated on southern Vice Point. A police department is also located further north, as is another hospital.<br />
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===Leaf Links===<br />
[[File:LeafLinks-GTAVC-northwestwards.jpg|thumb|200px|Leaf Links Golf Course]]<br />
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[[Leaf Links]] is a collection of three islands located just west of Vice Point encompassing the Leaf Links Country Club, each island connected to another island with bridges. A road cuts through the middle of the island cluster, where the clubhouse-cum-entrance is located, requiring a pedestrian bridge to connect both half of the clusters. Much of the eastern island's narrow waterways are formed from the partitions between Leaf Links and Vice Point.<br />
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The Leaf Links country club consists primarily of golf courses, as well as tennis courts and the clubhouse. Indeed, golf carts are constantly seen in and around the club as a form of transportation, including on the open road surrounded by the club compound.<br />
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The logic of a country club in Vice City may be attributed by the presence of wealthy residents and ideally sunny weather in the city. Leaf Links may also be inspired by the number of country clubs scattered along the eastern coast of Miami, including the Bayshore Country Club and [[wp:La Gorce|La Gorce]] Golf Course in Miami Beach, [[wp:Normandy Shores|Normandy Shores]] Golf Course, [[wp:Indian Creek, Florida|Indian Creek]] and [[wp:Haulover Park|Haulover Park]].<br />
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The name &quot;Leaf Links&quot; is inspired by &quot;Leith Links&quot;, a park in Leith near Rockstar North's HQ in Edinburgh, Scotland. Leith Links is where the earliest record of golf is found in the world, and Leith bolsters its claim to be &quot;the home of golf&quot; because the first official rules were formulated there.<br />
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==Vice City Mainland==<br />
[[File:ViceCity-GTAVC-mainland map.jpeg|110px|thumb|left|Map of Vice City Mainland.]]<br />
[[Vice City Mainland]] is Vice City's western island. The majority of the island is depicted as a less glamorous area of the city but it includes the business district of Downtown located on the north end of the island. The western island houses much of the city's industrial population, as well as seaport and airport facilities at the south. Two sizable districts housing immigrant populations are located in the middle, with one of these districts depicted in a dilapidated state. The western island contains a wide four-lane road at its east side that stretches from the south end, at the seaports, to the north end, at the southern tip of Downtown. Vice City Mainland is the western is based on [[wp:Miami, Florida|mainland Miami]]. Vice City Mainland consists of five districts across the island:<br />
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===Downtown===<br />
[[File:Downtown-GTAVC-southeastwards.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Downtown Vice City buildings]]<br />
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[[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]] mirrors [[wp:Downtown Miami|Downtown Miami]], where the areas sees the highest concentration of skyscrapers, both residential and commercial. Like its real-life counterpart, Downtown is believed to be a more formal, financial district of Vice City, with a number of large office buildings, including the city's tallest building, possibly based on the [[wp:Southeast Financial Center|Wachovia Financial Center]] and the [[wp:Miami Tower|Bank of America Tower]].<br />
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The area also boasts the [[Hyman Memorial Stadium]] (which may be named after fictional gangster Hyman Roth, from the film The Godfather Part II), west of Downtown, serving as a staging area for events such as stock car races, demolition derbies and dirt bike stunt shows; it is not known, however, if the stadium is used for any other sporting activities, although Vice City does feature at least one sports team (the Vice City Mambas American football team, which featured former tight-end BJ Smith). In addition, Downtown serves as the location for the local heavy metal radio station [[V-Rock]] and an enclosed recording studio, where lead singer for rock band [[Love Fist]], [[Jezz Torrent]], was seen recording a song.<br />
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Other places of interest include the Electronics District, the [[Vice City News]] (VCN) headquarters, the Greasy Chopper bikers' bar, and a venue for a Love Fist concert, just south of the V-Rock radio station. An unnamed beach is also located west of Downtown, but it receives no visitors or attention, a stark contrast to Washington Beach in the Ocean Beach area. A police station, hospital and the city's only fire station is situated in the district.<br />
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===Little Havana===<br />
[[File:LittleHavana-GTAVC-southeastwards.jpg|thumb|200px|Little Havana from the sky.]]<br />
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Drawing from the real-life [[wp:Little Havana|Little Havana]] in Miami, Vice City's [[Little Havana]] consists of a predominantly Spanish-speaking Cuban population. The area is controlled by the [[Cubans|Cuban gang]], led by [[Umberto Robina]] from his [[Alberto Robina|father's]] [[Café Robina|cafe]], located in the southwest end of Little Havana. Due to Little Havana's proximity with Little Haiti, occasional fights and gun battles between Cuban and Haitian gangs erupt in areas bordering the two districts.<br />
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A Vice City police department is located at the southeastern tip of Little Havana, as well as a hospital called &quot;[[West Haven Community Healthcare Centre]]&quot; at the east side of the district. The [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] is also located within the vicinity.<br />
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===Little Haiti===<br />
[[File:LittleHaiti-GTAVC-aerialview.jpg|thumb|200px|Little Haiti houses]]<br />
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Also inspired by a [[wp:Little Haiti|real-life district]] in Miami, [[Little Haiti]] is predominantly inhabited by Haitians and is home to the [[Haitians|Haitian gang]], led by [[Auntie Poulet]], from her small wooden shack among other shacks at center of Little Haiti. The gang's [[Haitian Drugs Factory|solvent factory]], located at the west side of Little Haiti, was [[Trojan Voodoo|destroyed]] in a Cuban ambush, aided by Tommy Vercetti. Little Haiti is noted to be more run-down than Little Havana, with the presence of poorly maintained buildings, and low wealth businesses and smaller homes.<br />
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A large printing press, which would be purchased by Tommy Vercetti later in the storyline for a money counterfeiting business, is located at the border between Little Haiti and Little Havana. [[Phil Cassidy|Phil Cassidy's]] [[Phil’s Place|home]] and weapons armory is located on the northwest end of Little Haiti. [[Kaufman Cabs]], a local taxi cab company, is also based in Little Haiti, located a block north of Poulet's shack.<br />
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===Airport and Seaport===<br />
Vice City's airport is known as the [[Escobar International Airport]] (EIA), a possible pun on Pablo Escobar, an infamous Colombian drug lord. Although mildly similar in location as [[wp:Miami International Airport|Miami's international airport]], neighboring Little Havana, the airport structures and layout of the compound do not appear to be based on any airports seen in Miami. Also, all airports in Miami are located inland, but the EIA is located on a peninsula.<br />
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[[File:EscobarInternational-GTAVC-northwards.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Escobar International Airport]]<br />
The EIA consists of two terminals, one at the north which is basically a standard blocky terminal with the addition of below ground entrances, while the other in the south is more distinctive, with its weaved roof and roof-high windows facing the airport's southern airside. Both structures are separated by lawns and a car park, and it is unknown if the terminals are connected in any other way aside roads. Further north in the airport peninsula is the [[Fort Baxter Air Base]], a military installation that houses military equipment and personnel.<br />
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Southeast of the EIA compound is [[Vice Port]], the city's seaport, and a possible play of the Dante B. Fascell [[wp:Port of Miami|Port of Miami-Dade]] (Port of Miami), located on the southern edge of the bay, similar to the Port of Miami's in [[wp:Biscayne Bay|Biscayne Bay]]. However, Vice Port is located in the mainland, while the Port of Miami is located on an island, covering much of the southern entrance of Biscayne Bay. In addition, Vice Port does not cater for cruise ships, unlike Miami Port which has operated a cruise ship terminal since 1968, focusing instead on solely cargo shipping.<br />
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==Smaller Islands==<br />
===[[Starfish Island]]===<br />
[[File:StarfishIsland-GTAVC.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Starfish Island as seen from the sky]]<br />
[[File:VercettiEstate-GTAVC-exterior.jpg|thumb|[[Vercetti Estate]].]]<br />
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Starfish Island is the third largest island in Vice City and is based on Miami's exclusive [[wp:Star Island, Miami Beach, Florida|Star Island]]; or perhaps other island communities such as [[wp:Belle Isle (Miami Beach)|Belle Isle]] or other [[wp:Venetian Islands|Venetian Islands]] along the [[wp:Venetian Causeway|Venetian Causeway]], and adjoining the [[wp:MacAuthur Causeway|MacAuthur Causeway]].<br />
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Starfish Island is a community of upper-wealth residents, most of whom live in large houses and mansions, some with their own jetty. The area is also supplied with their own security guards, who patrol the island and open fire upon any troublemakers; this gives the residents of the area a feeling of safety, and not at least because of the island's proximity to the gang-riddled townships of Little Havana and Little Haiti. but these sercuity are actually pigs the security gang based through out vice city.<br />
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There are eleven mansions in Starfish Island including [[Diaz's Mansion]].<br />
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The largest residence on Starfish Island is the Diaz Mansion, previously owned by drug baron Ricardo Diaz and acquired by the player part-way through the game (and renamed Vercetti Estate), which comes complete with a rooftop helipad. The main interior of the mansion strongly resembles the home of fictional drug lord Tony Montana in the 1983 film, &quot;[[wp:Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]&quot;, only missing the &quot;The World Is Yours&quot; globe and the lavish master bedroom.<br />
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===[[Prawn Island]]===<br />
[[File:PrawnIsland-GTAVC-aerialview.jpg|thumb|200px|Prawn Island as seen from the sky.]]<br />
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Prawn Island is a small northern ghetto island linking Downtown Vice City in the west and Vice Point in the east. Like Starfish Island, Prawn Island consists of several mansions, in addition to several adjoining businesses and a film studio. Most of these premises and homes, however, have long been abandoned, and the mansions are now occupied by the Streetwannabes street gang.<br />
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[[InterGlobal Studios]] or '''InterGlobal Films''', the sole film studio in the island and in Vice City, presently serves as a pornography film studio for pornography film director [[Steve Scott]] and was bought off by Tommy Vercetti later in the storyline. The name &quot;Prawn&quot; may be a play on &quot;pron&quot; or &quot;pr0n&quot;, informal terms for pornography that are used frequently on the Internet. Whether or not the studio was previously used for filming of more mainstream movies remains unknown, although several movie sets that seem relatively unrelated to pornography were seen in the studio, including a movie set for a moon landing. Prawn Island may be based off [[wp:Fisher Island, Florida|Fisher Island, Florida]].<br />
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== Weather ==<br />
Vice City is located in a tropical climate, most likely in the [[wp:Florida keys|Florida Keys]]. The city has sunshine year round with occasional thunderstorms and rain. The city is also exposed to hurricanes like Miami or any other city in South Florida. An example of hurricanes was Hurricane Hermione, who in 1986 approached the shores of Vice City slowly, separating to Vice City Mainland from the rest of the city by closing the bridges.<br />
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File:ViceCity-GTAVC-weather.JPEG|The tropical climate in Vice City.<br />
File:ViceCity-GTAVC-Mainland.jpg|Vice City Mainland, the island is separated from the rest of the city.<br />
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==Film==<br />
The film industry in Vice City, is mainly released since 1984 by the movie studio and television [[InterGlobal Films]] located in Prawn Island, which has since [[Pornography|pornographic]] movies (mainly) to action movies. Previously the studio was under the direction of [[Reni Wassulmaier]], which used the studio to film [[Category:Commercials|commercials]] and &quot;edgy&quot; pop music videos. But later in 1986 is when the studio starts making pornographic movies, because now by [[Steve Scott]], who produced pornographic movies since as: [[Bite]], [[Closer Encounters]], [[Fun Bags]], among others ... But there are also other movies like [[Badfellas]], [[Evacuator Trilogy]], [[Push-Up - The Movie]] and [[Chick's 'N' Guns]]. Pornographic movies have been recorded in the study, while the other is not known if they were recorded both in Vice City or elsewhere.<br />
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File:InterglobalStudios-GTAVC-overview.jpg|The InterGlobal Film in 1986.<br />
File:Bite-GTAVC-poster.png|Bite, An example of porn movies.<br />
File:Martha'sMugShot-GTAVC.jpg|Steve Scott filming a porn movie with [[Candy Suxxx]], in the study.<br />
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==Sports Teams==<br />
There is only one known sports team in Vice City in 1986, the [[Vice City Mambas]]. They have one known player in 1986, [[BJ Smith]]. In [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]], which takes place in 2000 another player is mentioned; Jose Pimsoll, who is the quarterback of the Mambas in 2000. The Mambas are assumed to play in [[Hyman Memorial Stadium]], in [[Downtown Vice City]]. The Mambas are likely based off real life Miami football team, the [[wp:Miami Dolphins|Miami Dolphins]].<br />
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File:ViceCityMambas-GTAVC-logo.png|The logo of Vice City Mambas<br />
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==Differences between GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories==<br />
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The Vice City featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] is based on the [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] version of the [[Vice City in GTA III Era|city]], but set two years earlier in [[1984]]. The majority of the city remained the same but contains several noticeable differences in its landscape from its &quot;future&quot; depiction.<br />
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===Landmark Differences===<br />
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[[File:Chunder Wheel 2.jpg|thumb|200px|Chunder Wheel, a ferris wheel in GTA Vice City Stories that was demolished before the events of GTA Vice City]] <br />
[[Image:NeonVice.jpg|thumb|200px|The [[Ocean Front Hotel]] one of the many structures that are adorned with more neon light in the GTA Vice City Stories rendition.]]<br />
*A populated trailer park exists just south of Little Havana close to [[Sunshine Autos]], a car showroom. The trailer park serves as the location where [[Victor Vance]] would receive missions from [[Marty Jay Williams]], head of [[Trailer Park Mafia|his gang]].<br />
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*Sunshine Autos itself has also been known to be operating from an older establishment in a slightly different location (down the road towards the north), with its newer showroom under construction further south.<br />
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*All empires in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] are absent in 1986. They are replaced by some buildings and empty lots.<br />
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*All of the empire sites that are still standing in the events of GTA Vice City are vacant and are put up for lease or for sale.<br />
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*Rockstar logo shaped-pool in [[Starfish Island]] is absent in GTA Vice City Stories.<br />
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*The [[Cholo Warehouse]] which Vic Vance [[Havana Good Time|destroyed in 1984]] is absent in 1986. A police bribe is present in its location.<br />
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*Both the entire trailer park and the old Sunshine Autos yard are absent in 1986, replaced by an empty field. It is assumed that the disbandment of the Trailer Park Mafia (with Marty's death in the hand of Victor) and the relocation of Sunshine Autos led to the demolition of both locations.<br />
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*The [[Moist Palms Hotel]], in the southern [[Downtown (Vice City)|Downtown]] district, is under construction. The location is featured in one mission where Victor has to kill [[Vice City Bikers|Biker]] members in order to save his brother [[Lance]].<br />
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*In 1984, [[Phil Cassidy]]'s residence is in Vice Port along with his own shooting range. &quot;[[Phil's Place]]&quot; in Little Haiti, which would serve as Phil's residence in 1986, is owned by Victor.<br />
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*A fairground is based on a patch of land in western Washington, which features a Ferris wheel, dubbed the &quot;[[Chunder Wheel]]&quot;. The area, circa 1986, features a construction site where in GTA Vice City, [[Tommy Vercetti]] meets [[Avery Carrington]] in a limousine for missions. A park in the immediate west of the fairground would be developed into another construction site by 1986; the site is later damaged in [[Demolition Man|one GTA Vice City mission, using explosives planted by a remote controlled helicopter]].<br />
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*[[The Clymenus Suite]], a single Streamline Modern-styled building (which features a jetty, garage and helipad) exists in the immediate north of the Washington Beach fairground, on what would be the site of low-rise apartments in 1986.<br />
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*The right wing of [[Ricardo Diaz]]'s mansion (towards the west) in Starfish Island is either under construction or undergoing an expansion in 1984. The hedge mazes that adorn both sides of the Diaz compound in 1986 do not exist in 1984; instead, only a pond is featured in place on the west wing of the mansion.<br />
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*A VIP terminal with its own separate car park and jetty exists at the [[Escobar International Airport]] in 1984. The facility is absent in 1986.<br />
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*The [[Washington Mall]] doesn't exist, in 1984 it's an empty lot with a small construction site.<br />
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*A small cafe in Little Haiti, dubbed Le Singe d'Arbre (French for ''&quot;the monkey of the tree''&quot;) exists in 1984. In 1986, a cafe dubbed &quot;[[Cafe Under The Tree]]&quot; exists in its place.<br />
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*The [[Fort Baxter Air Base]] military base has a significantly different layout to the one featured in 1986.<br />
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*A few of the rare interiors have changed. The [[North Point Mall]], for example, has, for the most part, completely different stores in 1984 than the ones in 1986. A few stores, though, are the same in the events of Vice City. These include such stores as [[Ammu-Nation]] and the [[Vinyl Countdown]] record store.<br />
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*In addition to all the changes within the two years, the buildings in GTA Vice City Stories rendition feature more neon-lights.<br />
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*Travelling to the Escobar International/Fort Baxter area is much easier, there a street between Sunshine Autos and the terminal, and another bridge is added between the street Fort Baxter is on, and The Big Package Storage Co. warehouse area. The bridge and extra street are gone in 1986.<br />
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===Gang Control===<br />
The distribution of gangs in Vice City circa 1984 is significantly different due largely to activities surrounding the [[Vance Crime Family]], which rose to prominence that year. Their subsequent dominance has devastated a number of existing gangs which previously had a significant stake in the city. In the beginning of GTA Vice City Stories, a number of previously unheard of gangs in Vice City are also present before they disbanded or were wiped out by Victor Vance and his organization.<br />
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[[Trailer Park Mafia]], a redneck gang led by [[Marty Jay Williams]], operates from the trailer park near [[Sunshine Autos]] and controls much of Vice City's poorer communities, and operates several small businesses. The gang engages in a brief war with the Cholos, seizing more businesses in Little Haiti. With the death of Marty at the hands of [[Victor Vance]], the gang is disbanded as the Vance Crime Family takes control of all his operations. <br />
The [[Cholos]], a Hispanic gang, are known to be in control of Little Havana and Little Haiti in 1984. The Cubans, led by Umberto Robina, would wage a fierce and violent gang war on the Cholos. The war concluded with the destruction of the Cholo's large illegal arms storage warehouse in Little Haiti by Los Cabrones and Victor Vance, forcing surviving Cholo members to surrender and consolidate with Los Cabrones. <br />
With the defeat of the Cholos, the Cubans/Los Cabrones control Little Havana by 1986, while the Haitians are also presumed to move into Little Haiti after the Cholos disappear.<br />
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The Sharks control the Washington Beach and Ocean Beach areas of the city, dominating in smuggling, robbery, and drug trafficking. After their businesses are seized by the Vance Crime Family, the gang is suggested to have become the Streetwannabes street gang by 1986.<br />
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[[File:Sharks-GTAVCS-members.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Sharks in GTA Vice City Stories.]]<br />
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As Victor Vance is dishonorably discharged from the military, the [[Mendez Cartel]], headed by brothers [[Diego and Armando Mendez|Armando and Diego Mendez]], set up shop in Vice City and become the most powerful criminal organization in the city, basing their operations at [[Prawn Island]] and becoming rivals of [[Diaz's Gang]]. Originally allied with the Vance Crime Family, they eventually betrayed Victor, leading to their own deaths (with the help of Ricardo Diaz) and the collapse of their organization. <br />
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With the defeat of the Mendez Cartel, the [[Streetwannabes]] control the northern half of the now dilapidated Prawn Island, specifically, the former residences of the Mendez Cartel and the [[Diaz's gang]] become the most powerful criminal organization in Vice City.<br />
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In addition, the [[Vice City Bikers|Biker gang]], which is featured in GTA Vice City, is stronger and more influential in 1984 than they are in 1986, controlling many businesses in Downtown and Vice Point. It is assumed that the rise of the Vance Crime Family has resulted in the Biker Gang losing control of their businesses, leaving them with only the Greasy Chopper Bar by 1986. An offshoot of the Biker Gang, the Stallionz, is featured in Vice City Stories, consisting of homosexual white supremacists. The [[White Stallionz]] are wiped out in 1984 by Victor in a bar dubbed &quot;Stallionz,&quot; named after the gang.<br />
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As a result of the shift of power in Vice City, it is assumed the Vance Crime Family controls a fair share of the city, and both Victor and Lance agree to leave Vice City for several years to lay low and live off of their drug money in the Dominican Republic after Victor kills the Mendez Brothers. In 1986, the Vance Brothers are active in Vice City, although their organization's current size and stake in the city is unknown. Victor is killed at the beginning of Vice City, and with Lance being killed by Tommy Vercetti, the Vance Crime Family's activities are ended. The Vercetti Gang would then become the most powerful organization in Vice City, with virtually all districts under complete control of Tommy Vercetti.<br />
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==Shipwrecks==<br />
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There are three shipwrecks at the bottom of the ocean. One is a sunken Reefer, located under the bridge between Downtown and Prawn Island. The other two are sunken container ships, one north of the Vice Point Mall and the other on the very south-west corner of Ocean Beach. In addition, there is what appears to be a submarine watching over the wreckage of the northern container ship wreckage.<br />
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==Beta==<br />
[[File:ViceStreetRacer-GTAVC-map.png|thumb|right|353px|The Beta map of Vice City. The map is used by Vice Street Racer in Sunshine Autos and can be found in-game, next to the imports garage.]]<br />
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Before the release of the [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] game, there were features that were removed from the final product. These changes range from deleted and added vehicles and player skins to the removal and addition of locations, entire characters and mission strands. <br />
Changes to Vice City are mentioned below:<br />
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*According to some screenshots, there was no [[Leaf Links]] in the beta<br />
* [[Fort Baxter Air Base]] originally included an air traffic control tower and a runway. The runway is totally absent, but the tower can still be seen in the distance from [[Vice Beach]].<br />
* There was no [[Hyman Memorial Stadium|stadium]] in the beta.<br />
* The northeast part of the beach didn't exist.<br />
* [[Vice Port]] has a waterway and ships are absent.<br />
* There are no shacks in the sea.<br />
* Some roads didn't exist in the beta version.<br />
* There were bus shelters around the city. The bus shelter model, bustopm.dff, is still inside Vice City's file. &lt;ref name=&quot;Bus Shelter&quot;&gt;[http://www.gouranga.com/images/gtavice/vc-051.jpg Bus Shelter]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Bus Shelter Mod&quot;&gt;[http://www.gtagaming.com/downloads/gta-vice-city/map-mods/325 Bus Shelter Mod]&lt;/ref&gt;<br />
* The long road from the police station going to the [[Ammunation]] (named in VCS as Bayshore Avenue) is absent in the beta map.<br />
*The Deli across from the [[Little Havana]] Police station had its large [[Exploder: Evacuator Part II|Exploder]] billboard replaced with a different, smaller one.&lt;ref name=&quot;Exploder Billboard&quot;&gt;''Page 13 of the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Manual, &quot;Street Racing&quot;.&lt;/ref&gt;<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Vice City was the only setting in the [[GTA III Era]] not to feature a [[Chinatown|Chinatown district]] and not to feature a transit system.<br />
*Vice City is the smallest [[Cities|city]] in the GTA III era.<br />
*&quot;Vice&quot; in the English language has 2 definitions, the first is a bad habit, the second is prostitution. As the city's name implies, the city is &quot;bad habit city&quot; or &quot;prostitution city&quot;.<br />
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[[Category:Locations in GTA Vice City]]</div>Painkillhttp://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Liberty_City_in_GTA_III_Era&diff=344907Liberty City in GTA III Era2012-02-01T00:02:00Z<p>Painkill: </p>
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|image =[[File:LibertyCity-GTAIII-montage.png|300px]]<br />
|caption = From top left: [[Downtown Staunton]], [[Jefferson St. Credit Union building]], [[Portland Rock|Portland Lighthouse]] in Portland, [[Bedford Point]], the [[Cedar Ridge Observatory]] in Shoreside Vale, the [[Callahan Bridge]] and [[Torrington]] with the skyscrapers.<br />
|official name = City of Liberty<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto III]]&lt;br&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]&lt;br&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]&lt;br&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]<br />
|country= [[United States]]<br />
|state = [[Liberty State]]<br />
|established = 1798<br />
|name = Liberty City<br />
|mayor = [[Miles O'Donovan]]<br />
|pop = 4,000,000<br />
|motto = &quot;The worst place in America&quot;<br />
}}<br />
'''Liberty City''' in [[GTA III Era]] is the second appearance of [[Liberty City]] in the series, assuming a significantly different design from the [[Liberty City in GTA 1|first game]]. The city plays a role in five games in the series: a primary role in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] (set in [[2001]]), [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]] (set in [[2000]]) and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] (set in [[1998]]), as well as a secondary role in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]) and [[Grand Theft Auto Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]). The city's motto is &quot;'''The worst place in America'''&quot;, due to the high crime rate in the city.<br />
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==History==<br />
{{main|GTA III Era Timeline}}<br />
{{quote|'''Liberty City, 1998''. '''To commemorate Liberty City´s 200th anniversary, we in The Liberty Tree´s cartography department have created a map of what our magnificent city looks like today. As we approach the new millenium there are surely great things in our future. Very soon the Office of Public Works will complete the bridges that join Portland and Staunton Island with the mainland. This is but one of many achievements we should celebrate at this moment in Liberty City´s grand history.''}}<br />
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[[File:LibertyCity-GTALCS-map.jpg|250px|thumb|left|A map of Liberty City in 1998.]]<br />
The [[Liberty Tree]] says in its October [[1998]] issue of that Liberty will celebrate its 200th anniversary:<br />
Liberty City was established in [[1798]], 22 years after the declaration of independence from [[United States]], being &quot;a church, a cow pasture and three houses when the telephone was invented (1870, first experiments started),&quot; according to [[Lazlow Jones|Lazlow]] of [[Chatterbox FM]]. Over the subsequent history of Liberty City is almost no word in the series like, unlike the history of New York that was founded in 1624, this interpretation is founded 174 years later.<br />
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==About the city==<br />
Liberty City is loosely based in [[wp:New York City|New York City]], but includes elements of other American cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, among others. The city area has a population of 4,000,000 people by 2001. Based on the official website, Liberty City's sister city is [[wp:Beirut|Beirut]], which may be a joke from the producers, considering Beirut is often bombed and is frequently chaotic, twinning it with Liberty City seeing how crime-ridden Liberty City is.<br />
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Liberty City is divided into three boroughs, comprising 25 defined areas and neighborhoods, and the outskirts of the city. In GTA III, a hidden area located behind the hills of Shoreside Vale is popularly known as the &quot;Ghost Town&quot;, although the area can only be reached by flying a Dodo.<br />
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The boroughs of Liberty City are:<br />
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![[Portland]]<br />
| '''Industrial district'''<br />
&lt;br /&gt;Portland is heavily based on the New York´s lower-class boroughs, particularly [[wp:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]] and [[wp:Queens|Queens]], as also in [[wp:Lower Manhattan|Lower Manhattan]]. <br />
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|[[File:StauntonIsland-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />
![[Staunton Island]]<br />
| '''Commercial district'''<br />
&lt;br /&gt;Staunton Island is based on New York City´s [[wp:Manhattan|Manhattan Island]] because it has several landmarks as [[Torrington]] (Manhattan's Financial Center), [[Bedford Point]] (Times Square), [[366]] (500 Fifth Avenue), [[Liberty City Community College]] (Columbia University) and derives its name from Staten Island.<br />
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|[[File:ShoresideVale-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />
![[Shoreside Vale]]<br />
| '''Suburban district''' <br />
&lt;br /&gt;Shoreside Vale has several landmarks in [[wp:New Jersey|New Jersey]] and parts of [[wp:The Bronx|The Bronx]], [[wp:Westchester County, New York|Westchester Country]], [[wp:Long Island|Long Island]] and upstate areas of New York.<br />
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==Boroughs==<br />
[[File:LibertyCity-GTAIII-map.png|right|thumb|300px|A map of Liberty City in GTA III. The three boroughs and other areas of Liberty City: 1. Portland, 2. Staunton Island, 3. Shoreside Vale, 4. Upstate with Ghost Town]]<br />
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*'''[[Portland]]''' is the industrial and lower-class residential island of the city. The island houses an [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] police station and [[Sweeney General Hospital]], in [[Portland View]] and a [[Liberty City Fire Department]] fire station located in [[Harwood]]. The island is the first area accessible to [[protagonist|protagonists]] [[Claude]] in GTA III, [[Mike]] in GTA Advance and [[Toni Cipriani]] in GTA Liberty City Stories, and the only borough accessible in GTA San Andreas. Portland also has an elevated commuter train, known as [[Portland El]], transporting residents to three stations in the city. The service, completed in 1930, stops at [[Baillie Station]] in [[Saint Marks]], [[Kurowski Station]] in [[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]] and Rothwell Station in [[Hepburn Heights]]. <br />
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*'''[[Staunton Island]]''' is the middle island of the city and is the city's commercial sector. There are some non-commercial districts in the city, centered in the south of the island. The island houses the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] [[Liberty City Police Headquarters|Headquarters]] in [[Torrington]], a hospital called [[Carson General Hospital]] in [[Rockford]] and a [[Liberty City Fire Department]] station in [[Aspatria]]. The island is the second accessible island to the [[Protagonist|protagonists]] [[Claude]] in GTA III, [[Mike]] in GTA Advance and [[Toni Cipriani]] in GTA Liberty City Stories. Notable residents of Staunton Island include [[Yakuza]] leaders [[Kazuki Kasen|Kazuki]], [[Asuka Kasen|Asuka]] and [[Kenji Kasen]], media mogul [[Donald Love]] and Mayors [[Roger C. Hole]] and [[Miles O'Donovan]].<br />
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*'''[[Shoreside Vale]]''' is the western most section of the city and is primarily a residential district. The Suburban district does have its own industrial area, which is located within [[Pike Creek]]. The borough houses the city airport, [[Francis International Airport, Shoreside Vale|Francis International Airport]], a [[LCPD in GTA III Era|Liberty City Police Department]] police station and a hospital, called [[Hope Medical College]], both located in [[Pike Creek]], and a [[Liberty City Fire Department]] station in Francis International Airport. The island is the last accessible island to the [[protagonist|protagonists]] [[Claude]] in GTA III, [[Mike]] in GTA Advance and [[Toni Cipriani]] in GTA Liberty City Stories. Notable residents of Shoreside Vale include [[Colombian Cartel]] leaders [[Cisco]] and [[Catalina]].<br />
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===Other Areas===<br />
*'''[[Upstate]]''' is the hilliest part of Shoreside Vale. The hills are located above [[Cedar Grove]] as mentioned before. There are two layers of hills. The first layer is under the [[Cedar Ridge Observatory|observatory]]. And the second layer is at the same level as the observatory although some of it stretches out above it. This is a inaccessible area of the city.<br />
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*'''[[Ghost Town]]''' is a hidden area uninhabited in upstate, not intended to be accessed during normal game play. The small city block is just a hidden interior alongside of the garden area on [[Kenji's Casino]], the roof of the [[Love Media Building]], and [[Joey's Garage]]. Although referred to, it is not Carcer City. The Ghost Town is noticeably more detailed than Liberty City itself; the alley behind the bank contains dumpsters, cardboard boxes, and even various items of garbage strewn across the ground<br />
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*According to recent Q&amp;A from RockstarGames, all the islands (including Ghost Town) in Grand Theft Auto III are not all of Liberty City, just all that is relevant to the story.<br />
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File:UpstateLiberty-GTAIII.jpg|Upstate in GTA III.<br />
File:GhostTown-GTAIII-front.jpg|Ghost Town in GTA III.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
[[File:LibertyCity-GTAIII-map.jpg|right|thumb|330px|Map of Liberty City in GTA III, with aerial view of the city.]]<br />
Liberty City is located on the [[wp:East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] of the [[United States]] in the [[State of Liberty]]. It is north of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], east of the [[State of San Andreas]], and close to [[Carcer City]], with links to &quot;[[Upstate]]&quot; through a road tunnel connecting [[Cedar Grove]] and [[Cochrane Dam]] as seen in GTA Liberty City Stories. <br />
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According to a recent Rockstar Games Q&amp;A, the islands in Grand Theft Auto III, and 'Ghost Town' are only ''some'' of the city as a whole, the rest is just unexplored. <br />
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The city is relatively flat, with major hills only appearing in Portland ([[Saint Marks]]) and Shoreside Vale ([[Pike Creek]] and [[Cedar Grove]]). In GTA Advance, however, the city is depicted to have no hills, although this is due to the limited resources of the [[Game Boy Advance]]. Portland and Staunton Island is completely surrounded by ocean water. In Shoreside Vale a major river flows through the center of the borough down from the Cochrane Dam to Witchita Gardens.<br />
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File:GtaUsaMap.jpg|The map of Liberty City compared to Vice City and San Andreas.<br />
File:CedarGrove-GTAIII-eastwards.jpg|The hills of Cedar Grove as seen in Grand Theft Auto III.<br />
File:PikeCreek-GTAIII-southwestwards.jpg|The hills of Pike Creek as seen in Grand Theft Auto III.<br />
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==Cityscape==<br />
{{wide image|LibertyCity-GTAIII-panorama.jpg|1300px|Panorama of Liberty City, see from Shoreside Vale mountains.|alt=}}<br />
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===Climate===<br />
[[File:BellevillePark-GTALCS-exterior.jpg|280px|thumb|right|A view of the Belleville Park in 1998, where you can appreciate the season of autumn in the trees and part of the day.]]<br />
During the setting of GTA San Andreas, in [[1992]] Liberty City was going through a snowy winter, with snow on streets and structures visible. During the setting of GTA Liberty City Stories, in [[1998]] Liberty City experiences a pleasant autumn with rain and cloudy days. During the setting of GTA III, in [[2001]] the weather is cold with frequent rain and fog. The thermometer in [[Bedford Point]] indicates the city's current temperature, which usually reads as rather low. Liberty City is the only city in the series where falling snow is introduced.<br />
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File:SaintMark´s-GTASA-snow season.jpg|Liberty City in winter seasons, [[Saint Mark's]] 1992.<br />
File:BedfordPointclock-GTAIII.jpg|The thermometer in Bedford Point, left [[Flashback FM]] poster and below another sign that says &quot;[[Half-Cocked]]&quot;.<br />
File:BellevillePark-GTAIII-eastwards.jpg|Belleville Park in the autumn seasons of 2001, with cloudy weather.<br />
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==Politics==<br />
{{main|Mayoralty of Liberty City in GTA III Era}}<br />
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[[File:RogerCHole-GTALCS.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Mayor Roger C. Hole in [[1998]], shortly before his [[A Walk in the Park|death]].]]<br />
The Mayor of Liberty City in [[2001]] is [[Miles O'Donovan]], who won an election against [[Donald Love]] after the [[A Walk in the Park|death]] of the previous mayor, [[Roger C. Hole]], at the hands of [[Toni Cipriani]] in [[1998]].<br />
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Roger C. Hole was elected Mayor of Liberty City in [[1992]] and during this time proved to be corrupt. Hole, who was being controlled by [[Forelli Family]] [[Boss|Don]] [[Franco Forelli]], caused numerous controversies during his term in office. In 1993, three Russian prostitutes and a construction company manager were caught trying to get a government contract from Hole. In 1995, he was photographed with members of the Forelli Family whilst he was accused of securing drugs for city officials in return for sanitation contracts. Hole was also accused of sleeping with two underage girls. Eventually, his connections with the Forelli Family resulted in his assassination in 1998. During his term in office, he raised taxation, reduced public expenditure, increased bureaucratic costs and kept Liberty City in the national news.<br />
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An election was then triggered, with businessman Donald Love running against former candidate Miles O'Donovan. Love received help from [[Salvatore Leone]] and Toni Cipriani, who campaigned for him, stopped the Forelli Family rigging the election and even attempt to rig the election in Donald's favour. However, after links between Love and the [[Leone Family]] were discovered, the people voted in favour of O'Donovan.<br />
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File:MilesO'Donovan-GTAIII.jpg|Mayor Miles O'Donovan in [[2001]]<br />
File:SteeringtheVote-GTALCS5.jpg|[[Toni Cipriani]] [[Steering the Vote|campaigning]] for [[Donald Love]]<br />
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==Education==<br />
[[File:LibertyCampus-GTAIII-southwestwards.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Southern block of [[Liberty Campus]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]].]]<br />
There are two known educational buildings in the city, a school in the [[Bedford Point]] district of [[Staunton Island]] and the [[Liberty City Community College]] in the [[Liberty Campus]] district of Staunton Island. In the beta version of GTA III, a school could also be seen in the [[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]] district of [[Portland]], although this was later replaced by the [[Old School Hall]].<br />
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The school in Bedford Point only appears in GTA Advance. The school is seen during the mission [[School's Out]] when [[Mike]] kidnaps [[Yuka]], the niece of [[Yakuza]] co-leader [[Asuka Kasen]]. <br />
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The Liberty City Community College is based at the Liberty Campus district. The college is run by [[Dean Smegley]], with [[Eric Ershwitz]] employed at the college as Professor for Contemporary Crime. The college was named the worst in the [[United States of America|United States]], resulting in Smegley's appointment as Dean and his changing of the colleges program. Smegley, in [[2001]], announces his plans to abandon the old methods of evaluation and old subjects, planning to replace them with diplomas for new subjects and grading students on how bad they look. The new subjects include: Street cleaning, Processed Agriculture Rotation, Grill Management, Floor cleaning, Restroom Administration, Coatroom Management, Automobile Ignition Circumvention and Pharmaceutical Baking.<br />
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File:School'sOut-GTAA.png|Bedford Point School <br />
File:OldSchoolHall-GTAIII-exterior.jpg|The [[Old School Hall|old school hall]] in [[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]] in Grand Theft Auto III<br />
File:LibertyCityCommunityCollege-GTAIII-aerialview.jpg|[[Liberty City Community College]] in a [[Beta Releases|beta]] screenshot of Grand Theft Auto III<br />
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==Media==<br />
[[File:LoveMedia-GTAIII-logo.png|right|75px|thumb|Love Media logo]]<br />
Liberty City's media is dominated, in [[2001]], by the [[Love Media]] group run by [[Donald Love]], which also controls numerous other businesses across the city. The company owns &quot;900 radio stations, 300 television stations, 4 networks, 3 satellites, and 10 senators&quot; according to a Love Media advert. Besides owning various media, Media Love probably also has films, including &quot;[[The Mainframe]]&quot; which was released in [[1998]].<br />
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===Radio===<br />
In [[1998]], the city had ten numerous independently owned radio stations. The city also had a publicly funded station, [[Liberty City Free Radio]]. By 2001, the airwaves of the city had changed. Love Media purchased Head Radio, Double Clef FM, [[Flashback 95.6]] and Liberty City Free Radio, replacing the station with [[Chatterbox FM]]. A number of stations remain outside the Love Media company: Lips 106, Rise FM, MSX FM (replacing MSX 98) and [[Game Radio]] (which replaced The Liberty Jam). Three other radio stations also exist in the city in 2001, although [[Claude]] can not listen to them. They are [[Liberty FM]], [[WLLC The Zone 34.9 FM |WLLC ‘The Zone’]] and [[Liberty Soul FM]]. Meanwhile, Radio Del Mundo appears to have disappeared from the airwaves.<br />
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The player can listen to the following radio stations:<br />
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! GTA III (2001)<br />
! GTA Liberty City Stories (1998)<br />
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* [[Head Radio]] - Pop, Rock<br />
* [[Double Clef FM]] - Classical<br />
* [[K-Jah]] - Dub<br />
* [[Rise FM]] - Trance<br />
* [[Lips 106]] - Pop<br />
* [[Game FM]] - Hip Hop<br />
* [[MSX FM]] - Drum and Bass<br />
* [[Flashback 95.6]] - Oldies Pop<br />
* [[Chatterbox FM]] - Talk Radio<br />
* [[MP3 Player]] (PC only) - Plays songs stored in the computer<br />
* [[CD Changer]] (Xbox only) - Plays songs stored on the hard drive<br />
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* [[Head Radio]] - Pop<br />
* [[Double Clef FM]] - Classical<br />
* [[K-Jah]] - Reggae, Dub<br />
* [[Rise FM]] - Dance, House<br />
* [[Lips 106]] - Pop<br />
* [[Radio Del Mundo]] - World Beat<br />
* [[MSX 98]] - Drum and Bass<br />
* [[Flashback FM]] - Disco<br />
* [[The Liberty Jam]] - Hip Hop<br />
* [[Liberty City Free Radio|LCFR]] - Talk Radio<br />
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===Print Media===<br />
[[File:Jimmy-GTALCS.png|right|thumb|150px|An issue of the Liberty Tree from 1998]]<br />
The city's newspaper, the [[Liberty Tree]], is in 1998 privately owned but by 2001 comes under the ownership of the Love Media group. The newspaper has been &quot;promoting family values&quot; for over fifty years. [[Adam Tedman]], a report for the paper, reports that the Liberty Tree won the &quot;Most Absorbent Newsprint Award&quot; at the Cleaning and Tidying Association of [[United States of America|America]] annual awards ceremony. In the same [[Liberty Tree Wins Award. No New Information|article]], Tedman also references that Liberty Tree has a rival in the city, although he does not mentioned the newspaper by name.<br />
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==Sports==<br />
[[File:Cox Mascot Outfit.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Toni Cipriani in the [[Cox Mascot Outfit]]]]<br />
Liberty City has two known sports teams: the [[Liberty City Cocks]] and [[Liberty City Beavers]]. The two football/soccer teams play at the [[Liberty Memorial Coliseum|Liberty Memorial Stadium]] in [[Aspatria]]. The two are fierce rivals, with [[Derrick Thackery]], in [[1992]], mentioning a match between the two on [[West Coast Talk Radio|WCTR's]] [[The Tight End Zone]]. Another match is played in September [[2001]], with the [[Liberty Tree]] reporting that the Liberty Cocks won 3-0 after a hatrick (three goals) from Iranian striker [[Ma'am]]. Fans of the Liberty City Cocks can be seen around the stadium in Aspatria. In [[2000]]/2001, the [[Vice City Mambas]] play the Liberty City Cocks, with [[Mike]] [[Two-Hand Toss|injuring]] the Mambas injuring the teams star quarterback.<br />
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File:LibertyCityCocks-GTAIII-fans.jpg|[[Liberty City Cocks]] fans in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]<br />
File:LibertyMemorialColiseum-GTAIII-southwest.jpg|The Liberty Memorial Coliseum in [[Aspatria]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]<br />
File:Two-HandTossGTAA.jpg|[[Mike]] injuring the [[Vice City Mambas]] star quaterback during [[Two-Hand Toss]]<br />
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==Services==<br />
Liberty City has several public services 24 hours every day, from food, transportation, gas, fire, health care, among others ... where each is used differently. Food service can range from restaurants, food distributors (companies) and cafeterias as [[Punk Noodles]], [[Joe's Pizza]] (used more in [[1998]]), [[Tarbrush Café]], [[Momma's Restaurante]], [[Belly-Up Fish &amp; Seafood Processing Plant]], etc. ... what is most used in the city as well as public transportation from taxis, buses and subways.<br />
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[[File:Taxi-GTALCS-front.jpg|right|thumb|210px|A taxi in GTA LCS, most widely used public transportation in the city.]]<br />
===Public Service===<br />
The public service of Liberty City is the most used by pedestrians in the city as mentioned, especially the [[taxi]] that is most used in [[1998]] than in [[2000]] and [[2001]] on the streets of Staunton Island and Portland where more visible, since in Shoreside Vale is seen compared to the other islands. In 1998, the taxi has a better appearance, like the Liberty City subway system which is the other most widely used transport for travel throughout the city. The Portland El is also another carrier, only this is used only in Portland.<br />
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===Health===<br />
[[File:CarsonGeneralHospital-GTAIII-northwestwards.jpg|left|thumb|230px|The Carson General Hospital.]]<br />
Also the hospital service, in this case of the three hospitals in Liberty City that have ambulances at home, are another important service in Liberty City, for use in the boroughs. The hospital of Liberty City as:<br />
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* [[Sweeney General Hospital]]: Founded in 1847, is the oldest hospital in the city, the more old hospital in the city.<br />
* [[Carson General Hospital]]: Founded in 1973, is the largest hospital in the city.<br />
* [[Hope Medical College]]: A hospital located in Shoreside Vale.<br />
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Acording to the founding of the hospital, which has more clinical service to the city is the Sweeney General Hospital in Portland.<br />
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[[File:LCPD-GTALCS-equipment.jpg|right|thumb|210px|Liberty City Police Department.]]<br />
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===Police===<br />
{{main|LCPD in GTA III Era}}<br />
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The Liberty City Police Department since 1869 has been fighting crime in the city, is another widely used service for all types of problems such as gang fights or theft. The Leone family is one of the biggest rock monitored by city police in Portland, where he dominated. <br />
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===Fire===<br />
{{main|Liberty City Fire Department}}<br />
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As well as the Liberty City Fire Department who has served since 1872 the islands of the city putting out fires. The Liberty City Fire Department founded has three stations, one located on each island. Fire trucks can usually be found parked outside each of the three stations.<br />
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==Transport==<br />
Despite being very small, Liberty City's transport is very large in the city, mostly by bridges and tunnels that link to each island. Transport was more extensive before 2000 when there were still several important services like the ferry, which had the disadvantage of being very slow. Around the city there are four bridges (of which only two are those that connect to the islands), two expressways, an underground tunnel that goes under the city, another tunnel under construction in Shoreside Vale, as well as an airport and public transportation that can be used by the player and the [[pedestrians]].<br />
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===Bridges===<br />
[[File:ShoresideLiftBridge-GTAIII.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Shoreside Lift Bridge]]<br />
Liberty City has four major bridges throughout the city, two huge bridges that connects the three islands:<br />
*[[Callahan Bridge]] linking [[Portland]] and [[Staunton Island]]. <br />
*[[Shoreside Lift Bridge]] linking Staunton Island to [[Shoreside Vale]].<br />
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Callahan Bridge, also known as ''West Port Bridge'', is a four lane suspension bridge finished sometime after [[1998]], when construction was almost completed. The bridge links the [[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]] district of Portland to the [[Newport]] district of Staunton Island. In [[2001]] the bridge was partially destroyed when the [[Colombian Cartel]] kidnapped the [[Old Oriental Gentleman]], planting a bomb to kill the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] officers transporting him, [[Claude]] and [[8-Ball]] to Portland.<br />
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The Shoreside Lift Bridge is a four lane lift bridge, most likely based off George Washington Bridge connecting Manhattan to the New Jersey. In 1998, [[Toni Cipriani]] has to wait for a strike to end before using the bridge, whilst in 2001 [[Claude]] is forced to wait until a mechanical problem is fixed.<br />
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There are also two smaller but notable bridges: an [[Shoreside Vale Arch Bridge|unnamed bridge in Shoreside Vale]] connecting [[Pike Creek]] and [[Cedar Grove]], and an unnamed little bridge on Staunton Island connecting [[Fort Staunton]] with [[Rockford]].<br />
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File:CallahanBridge-GTAIII.jpg|[[Callahan Bridge]], as viewed from [[Staunton Island]]<br />
File:ShoresideArchBridge-GTALCS-view.jpg|The Shoreside Vale Arch Bridge.<br />
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===Expressways===<br />
[[File:Aspatria-BedfordPointexpressway-GTAIII-southwards.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Aspatria-Bedford Point expressway, the longest road.]]<br />
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Other transportation as favorable to the bridges, are the roads, which are a total of only tree expressways located in Staunton Island. The first expressway is the [[Aspatria - Bedford Point Expressway]], a four-lane highway located in the western part of the island. This is the biggest highway in the city, connecting Aspatria with Bedford Point, passing through Belleville Park and below the Shoreside Lift Bridge. <br />
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The second highway called &quot;[[Newport/Fort Staunton Expressway]]&quot; is one that attaches to the east, Newport Fort Staunton, the only highway that separates the lanes on both sides (two on each side) that is filled with some posters . <br />
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Another highway that links the Newport, Fort Staunton and Torrington along the east coast district, which is the only through which pass the pedestrian walk, because this is the form of a normal street, only very large.<br />
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File:Newport-FortStaunton-GTAIII-aerialview.jpg|The Newport/Fort Staunton Expressway.<br />
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===Road Tunnels===<br />
[[File:PorterTunnel-GTAIII-tunnel.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Porter Tunnel]]<br />
[[Porter Tunnel]] is an underground and underwater road tunnel connecting the city's three boroughs. The tunnel may be based on the [[:wp:Holland Tunnel|Holland Tunnel]] or the [[:wp:Lincoln Tunnel|Lincoln Tunnel]]. The tunnel has four lanes, apart from the exit at Staunton Island, which only has two lanes. The tunnel entry/exit points include [[Harwood]] (in Portland), [[Rockford]] (in Staunton Island), and [[Francis International Airport, Shoreside Vale|Francis International Airport]] and [[Wichita Gardens]] (both in Shoreside Vale). Construction for the tunnel begins in 1998, however, numerous delays cause the tunnel to finally open in October 2001, with Claude having to wait for the tunnel to be fully constructed.<br />
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A second road tunnel called [[Shoreside Vale Tunnel]] is located on Shoreside Vale, with entry points at [[Cedar Grove]] and [[Cochrane Dam]], accessible only in GTA Liberty City Stories. The tunnel branches into &quot;Upstate&quot;, although this is blocked off.<br />
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File:UpstateTunnel-GTAIII.jpeg|The Shoreside Vale Tunnel leading to [[Upstate]].<br />
File:RoadTunnel-GTALCS-interior.jpg|Interior of the tunnel.<br />
File:RoadTunnel-GTALCS-interior(2).jpg|Inside the tunnel in 1998, with a very different design before it was closed in 2001 to change the interior.<br />
File:BringingtheHouseDown-GTALCS.jpg|[[Toni Cipriani]] driving a van down one of the old subway tunnels in [[1998]] from [[Bringing the House Down]]<br />
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===Trains and Subways===<br />
====Portland El====<br />
{{main|Portland El}}<br />
The Portland El (electric line) is an elevated train service running on Portland, connecting the [[Saint Marks]], [[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]] and [[Hepburn Heights]] districts. The system, introduced in 1930, is not connected to the city's subway system. The three stations are [[Baillie Station]] (in Saint Marks), [[Kurowski Station]] (in Chinatown) and [[Rothwell Station]] (in Hepburn Heights).<br />
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{{double image|center|PortlandEl-GTALCS.jpg|230|Subway-GTAIII-moving.jpg|260|The Portland El and Subway in Liberty City, with the same design}}<br />
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====Subway====<br />
{{main|Subway in GTA III}}<br />
The inter-borough subway system is an underground system linking the three boroughs of the city. The subway stations are located at the border of the [[Red Light District]]/[[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]] in Portland, at [[Liberty Campus]] and [[Bedford Point]] in Staunton Island, and [[Francis International Airport, Shoreside Vale|Francis International Airport]] in Shoreside Vale. At some point, Liberty City had another subway system, which was abandoned after the construction of the new subway. [[Toni Cipriani]] uses an old subway entrance to destroy [[Fort Staunton]] in &quot;[[Bringing the House Down]].&quot;<br />
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===Taxis===<br />
The public transport seen on the streets is the [[taxi]]. There are two types:<br />
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{{double image|center|Taxi-GTAIII-front.jpg|260|Cabbie-GTAIII-front.jpg|260|Comparison between the classic taxi and the cabbie}}<br />
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*Taxis: known way of example, have a more modern model in addition to being faster and lighter.<br />
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*[[Cabbie]]: While others are more modern taxis, the cabbie is its counterpart. These are slower, heavier and with an older, boxier design.<br />
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These can be operated by [[Mean Street Taxis]], which is based in [[Trenton]] and also while working in Vice City, and [[Borgnine Taxis]] in [[Harwood]], the only companies that operate throughout the city.<br />
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[[File:Ferry.jpg|right|150px|thumb|The Ferry]]<br />
===Ferry Service===<br />
The Liberty City´s [[ferry]] was the most used service until some time before [[2000]], which connected to Portland and Staunton Island with docks located in [[Harwood]] and [[Rockford]]. The ferry service was canceled by [[Miles O'Donovan]], despite his promise to maintain the service. In [[1998]], workers across the city went on strike to protect the ferry service, which only provoked the closure, leaving Portland off the rest of the city. Already for 2000, the ferry service had been replaced by the [[Callahan Bridge]] and [[Porter Tunnel]].<br />
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===Airport===<br />
Liberty City's airport, which is called &quot;[[Francis International Airport in GTA III Era|Francis International Airport]]&quot;, is the only airport in the city, located in Shoreside Vale. This means of transport is the most widely used by travelers since [[1953]], providing $ 69 to travel from different places like London, San Andreas, Vice City and Tokyo. Several airlines like Rockstar DMAir McAdam Airways and the best known, among others, operating in this airport, providing flights to domestic and international locations, as some mentioned.<br />
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===Railroad===<br />
{{main|Harwood Train Yard}}<br />
Very little is known about the Liberty City railroad, but the reason that once existed is that still there is a yard with some rusty rails.<br />
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==Crime==<br />
{{main|Crime in Liberty City in GTA III Era}}<br />
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[[File:LibertyCity-GTAIII-Crime.jpg|210px|left|thumb|Liberty City's crime ranging from explosions to persecution.]]<br />
Liberty City has, in 2001, a rampant crime rate and is known as the &quot;worst place in [[United States of America|America]]&quot; because of this. The main problem for the city is the organised crime, and in particular the problem of gangs. The city has also had problems with specific individuals, namely [[Carl Johnson]] in [[1992]], [[Toni Cipriani]] in [[1998]], [[Mike]] in [[2000]]/[[2001]] and [[Claude]] in 2001. The Liberty Tree and radio stations document the criminal acts occurring in the city and the resulting consequences. These include the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|Liberty City Police Department]] introducing helicopters, paramedics threatening to go on strike and prosecuting criminals (such as [[Salvatore Leone]] between 1998 and 2001).<br />
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According to the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], residents of Liberty City &quot;were 38% less likely to be a victim of a violent crime than the rest of the nation, unless those crimes included mugging, murder, car jacking or assault&quot;. Whilst the Liberty Tree reports that between 2000 and 2001 &quot;part I&quot; offenses (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, grand theft auto and arson) went up 11%. They also report that &quot;Violent Offenses (Murder, Rape, Robbery, and Aggravated Assault) are up 73% and murder has increased four fifths from last year's 23% of what it had been previously&quot;.<br />
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==Roles in other games==<br />
===Grand Theft Auto: Vice City===<br />
Liberty City appears twice and is mentioned on a number of occasions during [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], including being the setting for the [[Introduction (GTA VC)|introduction]] to the game, with [[Forelli Family]] [[Boss|Don]] [[Sonny Forelli]] and mobster [[Harry]] and [[Lee]] inside [[Marco's Bistro]] and discussing what to do with [[Tommy Vercetti]]. Sonny Forelli appears inside Marco's Bistro again during [[An Old Friend]]. The district of [[Harwood]] is also referred to during the game, and in particular during the games [[Climax|climax]], [[Keep Your Friends Close...]], with Sonny referring to Vercetti as &quot;The Harwood Butcher&quot;. There are also several posters in the city that mentions the phrase &quot;take a vacation in Liberty City&quot;.<br />
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File:AnOldFriend-GTAVC4.jpg|[[Sonny Forelli]] inside [[Marco's Bistro]] during the mission [[An Old Friend]].<br />
File:TakeavacationinLibertyCity-GTAVC-cartel.png|A billboard in [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], with indicating the phrase.<br />
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===Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas===<br />
Liberty City appears in [[The Introduction]] DVD and during the mission [[Saint Mark's Bistro]], as well as being mentioned on a number of occasions during [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. The Introduction DVD shows shows the games [[Protagonist|protagonist]] [[Carl Johnson]] attempting to steal cars in the [[Red Light District]] and later receiving a phone call from his brother [[Sean Johnson|Sweet Johnson]] regarding his [[Beverly Johnson|mother's death]] whilst in the city. After arriving back in [[Los Santos]] for his mother's funeral, he was asked by [[Ryder]] about when he would be returning to Liberty City. Carl Johnson tells [[Salvatore Leone]] that he worked for Salvatore's son [[Joey Leone|Joey]] in Liberty City to gain Salvatore's trust during the mission [[Freefall]]. The mission [[Saint Mark's Bistro]] involves Carl Johnson returning to Liberty City to perform a hit at [[Marco's Bistro]]. Hidden code in the game proves that a 100% accessible Liberty City was created, and it is unknown why Rockstar chose to remove it.<br />
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File:Red Light District - GTA San Andreas.jpg|Portland, Liberty City in The introduction.<br />
File:SaintMark'sBistro-GTASA3.jpg|[[Carl Johnson]] inside a [[Taxi]] in [[Saint Mark's]], heading to [[Marco's Bistro]], during the mission [[Saint Mark's Bistro]].<br />
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==Maps==<br />
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File:LibertyCity-GTAIII-map.jpg|Complete map of the city in GTA III.<br />
File:GTA A Liberty City Map.png|A map of Liberty City in GTA Advance.<br />
File:LibertyCity-GTAIII-betamap.jpg|Beta map of Liberty City in GTA III.<br />
File:LibertyCity-GTAIII-sketch-map.jpg|Sketch map of Liberty City in GTA III.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Liberty City]]<br />
*[[Liberty City in GTA 1]]<br />
*[[Liberty City in GTA IV]]<br />
*[[Tallest Buildings in GTA III Era#Liberty City|Tallest buildings in GTA III Era]]<br />
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*[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/19981/grand-theft-auto-iii-your-questions-answered-part-two-911-the-gh.html RockstarGames Q&amp;A]<br />
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}}'''San Andreas''' is a fictional state in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], based on the real states of [[wp:California|California]], [[wp:Nevada|Nevada]], [[wp:Arizona|Arizona]], [[wp:Wyoming|Wyoming]] and [[wp:Oregon|Oregon]]. San Andreas appears to be comprised entirely of islands as the state is surrounded by water, however, several maps throughout the state depict the northern regions ([[Tierra Robada]] and [[Bone County]]) connecting to the mainland. San Andreas is estimated to be 36 square kilometers in size (13.9 square miles), making it the largest setting in the GTA series.<br />
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Unlike the [[State of Liberty]] or the [[State of Florida]], much of the State of San Andreas is completely accessible to the player. The state is divided into three cities and five counties, the cities of [[Los Santos]], [[San Fierro]] and [[Las Venturas]], and the counties of [[Red County]], [[Flint County]], [[Whetstone]], [[Tierra Robada]] and [[Bone County]].<br />
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==Cities==<br />
The State of San Andreas consists of three main cities:<br />
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[[Image:LosSantosSunrise.jpg|thumb|left|210px|right|Los Santos]]<br />
===Los Santos===<br />
{{Main|Los Santos}}<br />
'''Los Santos''' is the largest city in San Andreas. It is based on Los Angeles, California. It is filled with references to famous L.A. landmarks, including the Hollywood Sign, the Watts Towers, the Capitol Tower, the U.S. Bank Tower and the Santa Monica Pier among many others. It borders Red County to the north and Flint County to the west. It is the hometown of [[Carl Johnson]], who returns from living in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] for five years, after his [[Sean Johnson|brother]] informs him of their [[Beverly Johnson|mother's]] death. After a deadly shootout under the [[Mulholland Intersection]] in Los Santos, [[Carl Johnson]] is dragged by Officers [[Frank Tenpenny]], [[Eddie Pulaski]] and [[Jimmy Hernandez]] to [[Angel Pine]]. Los Santos also includes several fictional boroughs that resemble cities in L.A. County such as [[Ganton]] (Compton), [[Idlewood]] (Inglewood) and [[Vinewood]] (Hollywood).<br />
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[[Image:San Fierro Overview.jpg|thumb|left|210px|right|San Fierro]]<br />
===San Fierro===<br />
{{Main|San Fierro}}<br />
'''San Fierro''' is the smallest city in San Andreas, situated on a peninsula in the western portion of the state. It is a fictional city based on the real city of San Francisco, California, with the additional references of two Firth of Forth bridges in Scotland, the Forth Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge, the latter being made to also resemble the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in both design and physical location. South of San Fierro lies the massive [[Mount Chiliad]] and the little town of [[Angel Pine]] in [[Whetstone]]. North of the city, across the [[Gant Bridge]] (San Fierro's version of the Golden Gate Bridge), lies the small town of [[Bayside]]. Northeast of the city lies the county of [[Tierra Robada]]. To the east is the [[Panopticon]], and to the southeast is [[Flint County]].<br />
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The city bears visible scars of an earthquake, a likely reference to the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, 3 years before the game takes place. However, news on the radio reports on the aftermath of an earthquake early in the game, suggesting that a major earthquake had hit the state recently.<br />
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[[Image:LasVenturas.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Las Venturas]]<br />
===Las Venturas===<br />
{{Main|Las Venturas}}<br />
'''Las Venturas''' is a fictitious city based on Las Vegas, Nevada. It is the second largest city in San Andreas, and like its real-life counterpart, Las Venturas is located in a desert region and enjoys legalized gambling, sporting casinos such as ''[[The Camel's Toe]]'' and ''[[Caligula's Palace]]''.<br />
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The city is also notable for its freeway system. The [[Julius Thruway]] is a freeway that circles the whole city. Freeways from both Los Santos and San Fierro intersect with it. Another major road is the [[Harry Gold Parkway]], which runs through the middle of the city and intersects twice with the Julius Thruway and then leads to Los Santos (though it is not called the [[Harry Gold Parkway]] once it leaves the city). At one point in the game, the game's protagonist, Carl Johnson, pulls off an ''Ocean's 11''-esque heist in Caligula's Casino, subsequently fomenting relationships between Carl Johnson and [[Salvatore Leone]].<br />
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==Counties and Regions==<br />
In addition to the three principal metropolises, San Andreas state is home to large counties and other regions:<br />
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====Red County====<br />
{{Main|Red County}}<br />
'''Red County''' is a rural county located among forests consisting of primarily tall redwood trees and streams. The county is based on the quintessential American countryside and is populated with stereotypical rednecks.<br />
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====Flint County====<br />
{{Main|Flint County}}<br />
'''Flint County''' is an undeveloped rural part of San Andreas. There are no towns and only a couple of farms. There are only a few missions in Flint County throughout the game which mostly involve racing through it.<br />
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====Tierra Robada====<br />
{{Main|Tierra Robada}}<br />
'''Tierra Robada''' (based on the Sierra Nevada Area) is a small, peninsular county north of San Fierro.<br />
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====Bone County====<br />
{{Main|Bone County}}<br />
'''Bone County''' is one of the most important areas of the game, other than the major cities themselves, containing many areas and missions needed for continuation; a large amount of easter eggs are also located within it. The county's two most prominent features include a secret military base named &quot;[[Area 69]]&quot; (based on Area 51) located at its center, as well as the [[Verdant Meadows]] Aircraft Graveyard, directly north of Area 69. Bone County boasts an oil field ([[Octane Springs]]), a [[Hunter Quarry|quarry]], and several unique natural features such as mesas.<br />
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====Whetstone====<br />
{{Main|Whetstone}}<br />
'''Whetstone''' is located in the south-west corner of San Andreas, just south of San Fierro. The county is home to Mount Chiliad, the tallest mountain in the state at a half-mile (800 m) in height.<br />
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File:RedCounty.jpg|Red County. <br />
File:Flint.jpg|Flint County.<br />
File:TierraRobada.jpg|Tierra Robada. <br />
File:BoneCounty.jpg|Bone County.<br />
File:MountChiliad2.jpg|Magnificient view of Whetstone featuring the most popular landmark of the area, [[Mount Chiliad]].<br />
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==Towns==<br />
In the state of San Andreas there are also many towns:<br />
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====Palomino Creek====<br />
[[Image:Palomino.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Palomino Creek, with its infamous wheelchair on the bridge]]<br />
{{Main|Palomino Creek}}<br />
'''Palomino Creek''' is a town located in north east Red County in the state of San Andreas. It is home to a bank, which has suffered from many robberies, a Pizza Stack, and Hanky Panky Point, a popular destination for teenage couples and weird old men. A mention on [[K-Rose]] radio station mentions a football game between Palomino Creek High School &amp; Blueberry High School, in [[Blueberry]] (although there is no football field or high school in either city).<br />
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====Montgomery====<br />
[[Image:Montgomery.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Montgomery]]<br />
{{Main|Montgomery}}<br />
'''Montgomery''' is located in northeastern Red County. It has a small hospital, ''Crippen Memorial'', a [[Well Stacked Pizza]], and also contains a small [[Inside Track|horse betting shop]].<br />
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====Dillimore====<br />
[[Image:Dillimore.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Dillimore]]<br />
{{Main|Dillimore}}<br />
'''Dillimore''' is located on the northern outskirts of Los Santos. Although it is a small town, it contains a sheriff's office, a [[Pay 'n' Spray]], a gas station and a [[The Welcome Pump|diner]]. It also houses the large farm estate which contains the [[Quad]].<br />
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====Blueberry====<br />
[[Image:Blueberry.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Blueberry]]<br />
{{Main|Blueberry}}<br />
'''Blueberry''' is a fairly large town. On the outskirts of town, there is a large farm and brewery. The town itself is home to a liquor store and an [[Ammu-Nation]]. The climate resembles that of San Fierro. It is possible that the buildings on the outskirts of town are a high school, and the fields could possibly be a football field of some sort, which would answer an announcement on K-Rose about a football game between Blueberry &amp; Palomino Creek.<br />
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====Angel Pine====<br />
[[Image:AngelPine.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Angel Pine]]<br />
{{Main|Angel Pine}}<br />
'''Angel Pine''' is a logging town in Whetstone, located on the foot of Mount Chiliad. It is notable because it contains a hospital from which [[Paramedic]] missions can be performed. It also contains a sheriff's office, a saw mill, an Ammu-Nation and a trailer park. Interestingly, a hearse may also be found parked near the hospital. Carl Johnson was dropped off here by Frank Tenpenny, Eddie Pulaski and [[Jimmy Hernandez]] after Sweet Johnson was shot.<br />
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====Bayside====<br />
[[Image:BaysideMarina.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Bayside Marina]]<br />
{{Main|Bayside}}<br />
'''Bayside''' is a waterfront town located on the western tip of Tierra Robada, just north across the bay from San Fierro. The sole access point to the town is directly linked to San Fierro via the [[Gant Bridge]].<br />
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The town contains two notable features. First, its [[Boat School|boat school]], where Carl can obtain his boating license. Second, the town has a helipad, usually with a helicopter present, useful for traveling. It is a common rest stop for people traveling from San Fierro to Las Venturas.<br />
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The presence of the [[Bayside Marina]] and its proximity to the Gant Bridge suggests that the town is primarily based on Sausalito, which is almost geographically similar to Bayside, in addition to having one of its access points connected directly to the Golden Gate Bridge.<br />
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====El Quebrados====<br />
[[Image:ElQuebrados-GTASA-southwestwards.jpg|thumb|150px|right|El Quebrados]]<br />
{{Main|El Quebrados}}<br />
'''El Quebrados''' is home to a sheriffs department as well as a medical center. The town is located east of Bayside. The name ''El Quebrados'', which is an improper mix of singular and plural Spanish, translates roughly to &quot;The Bankrupt,&quot; or &quot;the Broken&quot;.<br />
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====Las Barrancas====<br />
[[Image:LasBarrancas.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Las Barrancas]]<br />
{{Main|Las Barrancas}}<br />
'''Las Barrancas''' is located within viewing range of the [[Sherman Dam]], and is also located just beside a cliffside ruin. &quot;Las Barrancas&quot; is Spanish for &quot;The Ravines&quot;.<br />
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====Fort Carson====<br />
[[Image:FortCarson.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Fort Carson]]<br />
{{Main|Fort Carson}}<br />
'''Fort Carson''' is the largest town in Bone County, and also its county seat, as indicated by the small red building in the main street, having been significantly undeveloped as of 1992. It is based on the real life town of Rachel, Nevada, which is the closest habitation to Area 51. North of the town is Area 69, as well as the smaller town of [[Las Payasadas]]. It has a small hospital and a sheriff's office. There is also an Ammu-Nation just outside of town. The town is located west of [[Las Venturas]]. A small [[Cropduster|cropduster]] is known to appear next to one of the houses near here and it is flyable.<br />
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====Las Payasadas====<br />
[[Image:LasPayasadas.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Las Payasadas]]<br />
{{Main|Las Payasadas}}<br />
'''Las Payasadas''' (Spanish for &quot;clowning off&quot;) bills itself as the home of &quot;The Big Pecker — the world's largest cock&quot;, which in fact is a huge animatronic rooster designed to advertise a store called &quot;Pecker's Feed and Seed&quot;. It is located in northern Bone County. Possibly based on Palisade, Nevada.<br />
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==Ghost Towns==<br />
Other interesting places around the state, are ghost towns<br />
====Aldea Malvada====<br />
{{Main|Aldea Malvada}}<br />
'''Aldea Malvada''' is a ghost town located in Tierra Robada overlooking El Quebrados on the outskirts of town. It literally translates into English as &quot;Evil Village&quot;.<br />
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====Las Brujas====<br />
{{Main|Las Brujas}}<br />
'''Las Brujas''' is another ghost town located in the [[El Castillo del Diablo]] (Translation: The Castle of the Devil) region of Bone County. It is located right off the [[Verdant Meadows]] airstrip. Its name is Spanish for &quot;The Witches&quot;.<br />
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Image:LasBrujas-GTASA-southwestwards.jpg|Las Brujas<br />
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==Other Areas==<br />
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====The Panopiction====<br />
{{Main|The Panopticon}}<br />
'''The Panopticon''' is a little area situated in [[Red County]]. It is home to the infamous [[Leatherface]], due to the clue of blood stains in the cabins. There are [[Shovel]] and [[Chainsaw]] pickups in the area.<br />
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====The Sherman Reservoir and Dam====<br />
[[Image:ShermanDam.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Sherman Dam]]<br />
{{Main|Sherman Reservoir|Sherman Dam}}<br />
The county is bordered in the west by the '''Sherman Reservoir''' and '''Sherman Dam''' (based on the Hoover Dam) as well as Tierra Robada county. Las Venturas is located to its east, and Red County to its south. The county as a whole is obviously based on rural portions for the American state of Nevada, because it has a similar climate, terrain and topography.<br />
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====Restricted Area (Area 69)====<br />
[[Image:Area69.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Area 69]]<br />
{{Main|Area 69}}<br />
'''Area 69''' is a restricted, fenced-in military base, patterned after Area 51 and named for the 69 sex position. The base houses various clandestine government projects, including the &quot;[[Black Project]]&quot; [[jetpack]]. It may possibly house some projects involving UFOs and/or extraterrestrial life, as suggested by the presence of the nearby &quot;[[Lil' Probe Inn]]&quot; (a reference to the Lil' Ale Inn), dialog on the base's PA system during the &quot;Black Project&quot; mission, and by dialog on [[Marvin Trill|Marvin Trill's]] in-game radio show.<br />
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Much of the base consists of underground research labs, although the player can only enter the labs during the course of one mission, or by finding a way into San Andreas' &quot;[[Blue Hell]]&quot;, an area under the main terrain mesh, and finding the underground base there. The above-ground structures include a series of control towers, guard posts, and garages for military vehicles. These garages are the first area in the game in which tanks and military helicopters will automatically spawn. The player automatically receives a five-star wanted level for entering, attempting to enter, or flying over the base (at a low altitude); surface-to-air missiles will be fired at the player from the base if he attempts to fly over. The SAM sites which launch the missiles can be destroyed however, and if flying a [[Hydra]] aircraft, flare decoys can be deployed to reduce the likelihood of being shot down.<br />
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====Lil'Probe'Inn====<br />
[[Image:Lil'Probe'Inn-GTASA-exterior.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Lil' Probe'Inn]]<br />
{{Main|Lil' Probe Inn}}<br />
The '''Lil' Probe Inn''', a fictional bar/motel, is located north from Fort Carson. The Lil' Probe Inn is actually a parody of the Little A'le Inn in Rachel; the interior of the Probe Inn matches the interior of the real life Little A'le Inn. Down the road from the Probe Inn is [[Area 69]]. Its name is a mix of the real-life Little A'le Inn while also referring to &quot;probing&quot;, the alleged anal probes used in alien research.<br />
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====The Big Ear====<br />
[[Image:TheBigEar.jpg|thumb|150px|right|The Big Ear]]<br />
{{Main|The Big Ear}}<br />
'''The Big Ear''', a large satellite dish located west of Area 69, is claimed by the official ''San Andreas'' website to emit radiation that results in birth defects in the local populace, specifically where newborns are born without ears. Fort Carson is also seen in ''[[The Introduction]]''. [[Ken Rosenberg]] was in rehab in the town's hospital.<br />
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==Name origin==<br />
In real life, there is a fault named the San Andreas Fault, which runs the whole length of California. Since 3/4 of San Andreas is based off of California, Rockstar probably chose that the name was suited for the state.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*It is still a state in the [[GTA IV era]], as in the [[Liberty Tree]] article on the Eunux controversy states of a female plumber &quot;run out of a town in San Andreas&quot;, which confirms San Andreas [[San Andreas in GTA IV Era|still is a state]] in the GTA IV era.<br />
*The [[GTA V]] trailer further reveals that Los Santos is still a part of the state of San Andreas in the GTA IV era.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[State of Liberty]]<br />
*[[State of Florida]]<br />
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'''Niko's Outfit''' is an outfit in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. As the name states, the outfit is worn by [[Niko Bellic]], the protagonist of [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], and it is his default outfit in the game.<br />
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==Description==<br />
Niko's Outfit conisists of a brown and cream coloured track jacket, a grey turtleneck shirt, blue trousers and brown shoes. It can be purchased from the [[Russian Shop]] for $36. Unlike the GTA III Era, changing into the outfit will not remove a wanted level. Also, outside of comments from friends and girlfriends, the outfit has no effect on gameplay.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Niko's Outfit is based off [[Sasha's Outfit]], with clothing colouring being the only difference between the two.<br />
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'''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''' is a [[Rockstar North]] developed [[GTA III Era]] game, and so has references to storylines and characters from both [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]. It is the only game so far set in the fictional state of [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], consisting of three cities: [[Los Santos]], [[San Fierro]] and [[Las Venturas]], and includes vast expanses of countryside, forests, and a desert as well as a [[Mount Chiliad|mountain]]. The game is centered around the return of [[Carl Johnson]] (also known as CJ) to his gang (the [[Grove Street Families]]), and their subsequent return to power.<br />
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== Storyline ==<br />
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[[File:CarlJohnson-GTASA.png|thumb|right|100px|The [[protagonist]] of GTA San Andreas, [[Carl Johnson]] (CJ)]]<br />
Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in his hometown, Los Santos, San Andreas. Now, it's the early 90s, and he's got to get back home. His [[Beverly Johnson|mother]] has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the [[Grove Street|neighborhood]], a couple of corrupt cops frame him for the homicide of a [[Ralph Pendelbury|police officer]]. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and take control of the streets.<br />
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== Gameplay ==<br />
San Andreas is similarly structured to the previous two games in the series. The core gameplay consists of elements of a third-person shooter and a driving game, affording the player a large, open environment in which to move around. On foot, the player's character is capable of walking, running, swimming (the first GTA game in which diving is possible), limited climbing and jumping, as well as using weapons and various forms of hand to hand combat. Players can operate a variety of vehicles, including automobiles, boats, airplanes, helicopters, trains, tanks, motorcycles and bicycles. Players may also import vehicles rather than steal them. CJ is Grand Theft Auto's most customizable [[Protagonist|protagonist]] due to the possibility in-game to change his clothes, tattoos, hairstyle and even his body mass in which he can be fat, skinny or muscular. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas also reintroduces over-the-top-gamplay seen in the games [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]].<br />
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==Game Information==<br />
*'''[[100% Completion in GTA San Andreas|100% Completion]]''' — Detailed information on how to complete the game 100%.{{Chronology}}<br />
*'''[[Assets in GTA San Andreas|Assets]]''' — Assets are places where you can periodically go to collect a predetermined amount of money.<br />
*'''[[Businesses in GTA San Andreas|Businesses]]''' — There are many different types of businesses featured.<br />
*'''[[Carl Johnson]]''' - The [[protagonist]] of the game.<br />
*'''[[Characters in GTA San Andreas|Characters]]''' — The people who make the gameworld immersive.<br />
*'''[[Cheats in GTA San Andreas|Cheats]]''' — Cheat codes are available for the PS2, Xbox, and PC versions.<br />
*'''[[Collectibles#Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|Collectibles]]''' — Information about the types of items that can be collected.<br />
*'''[[Controls for GTA San Andreas|Controls]]''' — The controls are different for PS2, Xbox, and PC versions of the game.<br />
*'''[[Criminal Ratings in GTA San Andreas|Criminal ratings]]''' — A list of the different criminal ratings in San Andreas and how many points you need to reach them.<br />
*'''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas/Gameplay Features|Gameplay Features]]''' — Gameplay mechanics and features in San Andreas.<br />
*'''[[Gang Warfare in GTA San Andreas|Gang Warfare]]''' — Gang Warfare is a tactical section of gameplay which involves taking over enemy gang territories.<br />
*'''[[Girlfriends in GTA San Andreas|Girlfriends]]''' — Information on all six girlfriends in San Andreas.<br />
*'''[[Missions in GTA San Andreas|Main Story Missions]]''' — Walkthroughs for all of the main story missions.<br />
*'''[[Modifications|Mods]]''' — Third-party mods add different elements to the game.<br />
*'''[[Myths/Legends in GTA San Andreas|Myths/Legends]]''' — Detailed information on all the rumors, myths, legends, and glitches in the game.<br />
*'''[[Plot in GTA San Andreas|Plot]]''' — The whole plot that makes the gameworld story understandable.<br />
*'''[[Radio Stations in GTA San Andreas|Radio Stations]]''' — The radio stations heard in-game.<br />
*'''[[Restaurants in GTA San Andreas|Restaurants]]''' — See the food-chains in San Andreas.<br />
*'''[[Restricted Areas]]''' — Restricted areas such as Area 69 and The Easter Basin Naval Base.<br />
*'''[[Safehouses in GTA San Andreas|Safehouses]]''' — All of the accessible safehouses and how to obtain them.<br />
*'''[[State of San Andreas|Places]]''' — Many different locations are within San Andreas, you might want to visit them all.<br />
*'''[[Schools in GTA San Andreas|Schools]]''' — Information about the types of schooling offered such as the [[Pilot School]].<br />
*'''[[Statistics]]''' — Different statistics are used to track your progress.<br />
*'''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas/Trailers|Trailers]]''' — Trailers showcasing this game.<br />
*'''[[Vehicle Missions]]''' — Missions are available for specific vehicles.<br />
*'''[[Vehicles in GTA San Andreas|Vehicles]]''' — A list of the numerous vehicles found in the game<br />
*'''[[Weapons in GTA San Andreas|Weapons]]''' — A list of the various weapons found in the game.<br />
*[[The Helicopter Sniping Trick]]<br />
*[[Get Rich Quick Betting Trick]]<br />
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==Reception==<br />
Prior to its release for the PlayStation 2, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was one of the most highly anticipated video games of 2004, along with Halo 2. San Andreas met most of these expectations, as it was praised as one of the PlayStation 2's best games, with an average review score on 95%, according to Metacritic, tying for the fifth highest ranked game in PlayStation 2 history. IGN rated the game a 9.9/10 (the highest score it has ever awarded to a PlayStation 2 game), calling it &quot;the defining piece of software&quot; for the PlayStation 2. GameSpot rated the game 9.6/10, giving it an Editor's Choice award. San Andreas also received an A rating from the 1UP.com network and a 10/10 score from Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. As of March 26, 2008, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has sold 21.5 million units according to Take-Two Interactive. The Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition list it as the most successful game on the [[Playstation 2]], with 17.33 million copies sold for that console alone, from a total of 21.5 million in all formats. The New York Times' Charles Herold gave the only non-positive review for San Andreas, giving it a 'mediocre' rating of 6.0 out of 10, criticizing the &quot;annoying&quot; mission structure, and the casualness of the intense violence featured in the game.<br />
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'''Sales:'''<br />
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*PS2 - 17.4 million<br />
*PC - 2.3 million<br />
*Xbox - 1.9 million<br />
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== Controversy ==<br />
The game has received widespread acclaim for its technical achievements and free gameplay. However, it also received widespread criticism - initially due to its &quot;gangster&quot; elements, which include drugs, prostitution, and murder; but later due to the discovery of disabled interactive sex scenes, nicknamed [[Hot Coffee]], which could be re-enabled using third-party mods. This led to the re-rating by the [[ESRB]] of the game from Mature to Adults-Only until a second version, with the sex scenes fully removed, was released.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* GTA San Andreas contains many references to the popular 90s Hood Film &quot;Boyz n' The Hood&quot;. Some characters in the game are visually and/or mentally based on characters from the film, as well as some events that take place.<br />
* Somehow GTA Vice City files and beta pics exist in txd folder. The beta files consist of the beta map, beta intro and outro pictures, and beta loading screen.<br />
* GTA San Andreas is also the first Grand Theft Auto to include many features, such as customizing [[Carl Johnson]] in many ways (Clothes, Tattoos etc), ability to go to the gym and gain muscle, and the ability to go on dates with girls, and also have '[[Hot Coffee]]'.<br />
* In the top right frame on the cover of the game, a street sign saying Grove Street / Glen Park is shown, implying the two streets intersect. In the actual game, the two streets are in different parts of the city.<br />
* The protagonist of [[Bully]], Jimmy Hopkins, was born around the time GTA San Andreas takes place.<br />
* Famous author [[wp:Stephen King|Stephen King]] mentioned Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas while speaking out against HB 1423, a bill pending in the Massachusetts state legislature that would restrict or ban the sale of violent video games to anyone under the age of 18. King stated at one point: &quot;''...it would forbid a 17-year-old, legally able to see [[wp:Hostel: Part II|Hostel: Part II]], from buying or renting Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which is violent but less graphic...''&quot; King also opined that such games reflect the violence that already exists in society, which would not be lessened by such a law, and would be redundant in light of the ratings system that already exists for video games.<br />
*GTA San Andreas is also the one game to not enforce or make the protagonist work for drugs as Carl Johnson and Sweet would be the ones to not want to deal with or take them.<br />
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==Trailers==<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.rockstargames.com/sanandreas/ '''Rockstar Games&lt;nowiki&gt;'&lt;/nowiki&gt;''' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas website]<br />
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<div>{{infobox character<br />
|name = Tommy Vercetti<br />
|image = TommyVercetti-GTAVC.jpg<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br />
|aka = Thomas&lt;br&gt;Tomás&lt;br&gt;The Harwood Butcher&lt;br&gt;Mr. Vercetti&lt;br&gt;Mr. V<br />
|gender = M<br />
|pob = [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]<br />
|home = [[Portland]], Liberty City&lt;br /&gt;'''[[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]'''&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean View Hotel]] room&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean Heights Apartments]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Links View Apartment]]&lt;br /&gt;[[El Swanko Casa]]&lt;br /&gt;[[1102 Washington Street]]&lt;br /&gt;[[3321 Vice Point]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Hyman Condo]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Skumole Shack]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Estate]]<br />
|nationality = [[United States|American]]<br />
|affiliations = [[Sonny Forelli]] and [[Forelli Family]] &lt;small&gt;(? - 1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ken Rosenberg]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - 1992)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Lance Vance]]&lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Juan Cortez]]&lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mercedes Cortez]] &lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Avery Carrington]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ricardo Diaz]] and [[Diaz' Gang]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Umberto Robina]] and [[Cubans|Cubans/Los Cabrones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Auntie Poulet]] and [[Haitians]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Kent Paul]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mitch Baker]] and [[Vice City Bikers|Bikers]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Steve Scott]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Candy Suxxx]]&lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Doris]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Earnest Kelly]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mr. Black]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Phil Cassidy]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Hilary King]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Gang]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;<br />
|vehicles = White-yellow [[Oceanic]]&lt;br /&gt;Grey [[Admiral]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Infernus]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Stretch]]&lt;br /&gt;Player's choice<br />
|businesses = [[Boatyard]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]]&lt;br /&gt;[[InterGlobal Films]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Kaufman Cabs]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Malibu Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[The Pole Position Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Print Works]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Sunshine Autos]]<br />
|voice = [[Ray Liotta]]<br />
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'''Tommy Vercetti''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, appearing as the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]) and mentioned in [[The Introduction]], a prequel of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). He is a former member of the [[Forelli Family]] and the leader of the [[Vercetti Gang]], based out of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. Tommy Vercetti is voiced by [[Ray Liotta]], who has also starred in the blockbuster film ''[[:wp:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]]''.<br />
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==Character history==<br />
===Early life===<br />
Tommy Vercetti was born around [[1951]] and is thirty-five during the events of the game (according to the official GTA Vice City strategy guide). He was born in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] and, at a young age, began helping his father at a printing shop cleaning rollers. Vercetti had wanted to follow in his father's footsteps, but &quot;lived a different life&quot;, at some point joining the [[Forelli Family]]. He continued to work with the Forelli Family until [[1971]], when he was convicted of eleven counts of manslaughter in [[Harwood]], later gaining the name &quot;The Harwood Butcher&quot;. This was an attempted ambush, planned by Sonny Forelli, although Tommy survived. His connections with the Forelli Family ensured he was spared the death penalty and a life sentence. Tommy remained in prison for fifteen years, not informing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] of any Forelli Family secrets.<br />
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===1986===<br />
In [[1986]], he was released from prison after Sonny Forelli &quot;pulled&quot; some strings. Forelli decides to send Tommy to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], realizing that he is too well known in Liberty City. Sonny, wanting to become involved in the narcotics trade, decides to send Tommy with some money and to allow him to establish a drug cartel for the Forelli's. Tommy [[In The Beginning (GTA VC)|flies]] to Vice City along with [[Harry]] and [[Lee]], meeting [[Ken Rosenberg]] at the [[Escobar International Airport|airport]]. The drug deal, with the [[Vance Crime Family]], is ambushed by [[Ricardo Diaz|Ricardo Diaz']] [[Diaz' Gang|men]], something Tommy only later discovers. Tommy, Rosenberg, and [[Lance Vance]] (of the Vance Crime Family) escape.<br />
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Tommy [[An Old Friend|informs]] Sonny of the ambush and is reminded that Sonny is 'not a guy to be screwed with'. Tommy, looking to get Sonny's money back, begins to work for various criminals around the city to gain money and revenge. He initially works for Rosenberg, causing [[Riot (GTA VC)|riots]] and [[Jury Fury|intimidating]] jurors, before working for [[Juan Cortez]], an intermediary for the drug deal, who begins to look into the ambush for Tommy. Meanwhile, he has Tommy [[Mall Shootout|steal]] missile technology chips and [[Treacherous Swine|kill]] [[Gonzalez]], who had talked about the deal.<br />
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Cortez, believing that Ricardo Diaz was responsible for the ambush, helps Tommy to act as [[Guardian Angels|protection]] for Diaz in a deal with the [[Cubans]]. The [[Haitians]], arch enemies of the Cubans, attempt to ambush the deal, but are thwarted by Tommy and Lance. Diaz, seeing potential in Tommy and Lance, who he does not remember, hires them to, amongst other things, [[Phnom Penh '86|kill]] [[Sharks|gang members]] stealing some of his drugs and [[The Fastest Boat|steal]] the fastest boat in the city, in order to [[Supply &amp; Demand|purchase]] drugs from a dealer on a boat. Lance [[Death Row|attempts to kill]] Diaz in revenge for the death of his [[Victor Vance|brother]], but is captured, later being freed by Vercetti. The two later go on to extract revenge, [[Rub Out|killing]] Diaz in his [[Vercetti Estate|mansion]].<br />
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The death of Ricardo Diaz brings change to Vice City, allowing Tommy and Lance to step in and continue the protection ring established by Diaz. Tommy, however, begins to look beyond the protection ring and purchases a number of businesses around the city, most prominently the [[Malibu Club]], the [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] (used to sell drugs), [[InterGlobal Films]] and the [[Print Works]]. After purchasing each business, Tommy helps establish them in the city. During this time, Tommy also begins to work for a number of smaller time criminals in the city, including the Cuban leader [[Umberto Robina]] and the Haitian leader [[Auntie Poulet]] (due to her drugging him), helping both sides attack the other. He also works for [[Avery Carrington]] (helping his real estate business), [[Phil Cassidy]] (helping his gun running business), [[Mr. Black]] (helping to kill a number of people), [[Mitch Baker]] to retrieve his [[Hog Tied|stolen motorcycle]], and [[Kent Paul]] and [[Love Fist]] to stop a [[The Psycho|psychopathic]] fan. Tommy also went on to help Juan Cortez [[All Hands On Deck|escape]] the city when the French government decide to assault his yacht.<br />
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Sonny Forelli, growing restless and impatient, sends his own men to [[Cap the Collector|collect]] some of 'his' money from Tommy. Tommy kills the collectors, although not in time to save [[Earnest Kelly]], the man running the printers, from being injured. Tommy, viewing him a lot like his father, decides to give Sonny fake money printed at the Print Works. Tommy meets Sonny in person at his estate, with Sonny informing him that the Harwood incident was an ambush and that Lance had sided with him. A gun battle ensues, with Tommy [[Keep Your Friends Close...|killing]] both Lance and Sonny. Following their deaths, Tommy and Ken begin to run the city.<br />
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===Life After 1986===<br />
Tommy Vercetti continued to run the criminal underworld of Vice City until at least [[1992]], although his relationship with Ken Rosenberg became increasingly strained due to Rosenberg's cocaine addiction. Tommy eventually sends Ken into rehab at the [[Fort Carson Medical Center]] in [[Fort Carson]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], later refusing to answer his telephone calls. Thus nobody knows his later fate. Tommy is also mentioned in by Kent Paul on his website in [[2002]] stating &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot; Since this sentence is apparently directed at Tommy himself, it can be easily determined he is still alive in 2002.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Tommy Vercetti is depicted as both intelligent but temperamental, easily angered and quick to resort to violence. He has no hesitation about killing, though many of his victims are in turn trying to kill Tommy as well, or have done something that requires them to be killed. The story does not require Tommy to kill innocent people. Tommy does also show a softer side as seen with his relations with [[Mercedes Cortez]] and [[Earnest Kelly]], whom he views as a father figure due to his childhood memories of working with his father at a printworks.<br />
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==Inspiration==<br />
Tommy Vercetti shows many characteristics in common with [[:wp:Tony Montana|Tony Montana]], a drug lord from the film ''[[:wp:Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]''. The two both end up in exile, both arrive to the city in Hawaiian shirts, both rise to power in Miami/Vice City using great amounts of violence, both build an empire from a large estate and mansion, both have short tempers and are prone to violence, both work as contract killers, and both killed their collaborators and took their ex-bosses' empires. The interior of the [[Vercetti Estate]] is even modeled after Montana's mansion. There are, however, key differences, most notably that Tommy did not become addicted to his own narcotics and that Tommy survived the shoot out in his mansion, as opposed to Montana who was killed. <br />
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Tommy Vercetti also bears some resemblance to 'Mr. Blonde' from the film ''[[:wp:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]]'', played by [[Michael Madsen]] who also voiced [[Toni Cipriani]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. The film sees 'Mr. Blonde' relesed from prison after loyally doing time for his crime family, as Tommy did after the &quot;Harwood Incident&quot; . Tommy later performs contract killings for a 'Mr. Black&quot;, whilst he is referred to as 'Mr. Teal' (a reference to the then deceased [[Leo Teal]] and Reservoir Dogs).<br />
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== Notable crimes committed by Tommy ==<br />
*[[Phnom Penh '86|Killed the Sharks gang members in their mansion with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Sir, Yes Sir!|Stole a tank from a military convoy]].<br />
*[[Trojan Voodoo|Assaulted and destroyed a Haitian drug factory with Rico]].<br />
*[[Rub Out|Assaulted Ricardo Diaz's mansion and then killed Ricardo Diaz with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Shakedown|Smashed 5 store owners windows]].<br />
*[[Cop Land|Stole cop uniforms with Lance Vance and planted a bomb in the Tarbrush Cafe]].<br />
*[[The Job| Robbed the El Banco Corrupto Grande along side Phil Cassidy (Gun Expert), Cam Jones (Safe Cracker), and Hilary King (Getaway Driver)]].<br />
*[[Keep Your Friends Close...|Killed Lance Vance and Sonny Forelli while taking control of Vice City with his lawyer Ken Rosenberg]].<br />
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==VCBI Record==<br />
Tommy Vercetti has a record in the [[Vice City Bureau of Investigation]]..&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/ | title = Vice City Crime Tree | work = [[Rockstar Games]] }} official GTA Vice City website&lt;/ref&gt;: However, despite being a major character in the game, there is very little information on him in his file.<br />
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*Who is this guy? I got a call into the Parole Board in Liberty. Seems he was in prison there.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Mercedes Cortez, the daughter of [[Juan Cortez|Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]], was conceived as a love interest for Tommy, but Rockstar Games removed this subplot during development. There is a lot of deleted dialogue that involves the relationship between the two.<br />
*A Tommy Vercetti action figure can be located in the [[Zero RC]] shop in [[San Fierro]] in GTA San Andreas, along with a Lance Vance, James Earl Cash and Piggsy figure.<br />
*An Easter Egg in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] suggests that Tommy Vercetti, along with the other GTA III Era protagonists, are dead as of 2008. However, GTA IV does not share a canon with the GTA III Era. The egg likely refers to the fact that they will not be featured in any future games.<br />
*Kent Paul mentioned Tommy on his website with a phrase: &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot;. It possibly means that he was alive in [[2002]].<br />
*Tommy is mentioned only once in GTA San Andreas, during &quot;[[The Meat Business]]&quot;, where Ken mistakenly calls Carl &quot;Tommy&quot;, to which Carl responds &quot;Who the fuck is Tommy?&quot;.<br />
*In the official Grand Theft Auto: Vice City strategy guide, it is stated that he is 35 years old during the events of Vice City, making his year of birth 1950/1951.<br />
*Tommy is shown to like his [[Street Outfit]], as he got angry when [[Ken Rosenberg]] told him to change into a [[Soiree Outfit]] before attending [[Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]]'s Party in the mission [[The Party]]. <br />
*Tommy wears what appears to be a pearl necklace and a gold watch.<br />
*Tommy has committed the most murders in the GTA III Era, with a body count of 26 (including optional murders). In the entire series, Tommy commits the second most murders, only beaten by GTA IV protagonist [[Niko Bellic]], who has 50. <br />
*Tommy kills three of [[Victor Vance]]'s former employers. (Gonzalez, Ricardo Diaz and Lance Vance). <br />
*In DRIV3R, a [[GTA Clone|parody of GTA Vice City]] there are ten hidden enemies named &quot;Timmy Vermicelli&quot; which can be murdered by the player. Being a parody, the Timmy Vermicellis are intentionally poorly rendered and bear resemblances to Tommy Vercetti, most notably with the Hawaiian shirt, necklace, and the similar location of each setting (Vice City being based of Miami, which is one of the three cities Driv3r takes place in). Timmy Vermicelli also wears waterwings/arm bands, a reference to the lack of swimming in pre-GTA San Andreas games.<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is portrayed as being a highly successful protagonist throughout and at the end of the game. He has executed a major bank heist, crashed numerous drug deals and stolen their merchandise, survived large scale shootouts, owns businesses and real estate throughout Vice City (He owns 17 buildings, 9 of which are assets, including the Vercetti Estate), and is the leader of Vice City's most powerful gang. He is one of the most successful protagonists in the series' history, alongside [[Carl Johnson|Carl &quot;CJ&quot; Johnson]] and Victor Vance; (though Vance's is short-lived).<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is the only verbal protagonist in the entire GTA series that doesn't heavily swear. He is also the only verbal protagonist that doesn't say &quot;Fuck&quot; constantly in the series.<br />
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==Murders committed==<br />
*[[Leo Teal]] &lt;small&gt;([[Back Alley Brawl|killed]] due to possible links to the ambushed drug deal)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Avery Carrington's Rival]] &lt;small&gt;([[Four Iron|Killed]] for refusing to sell land to [[Avery Carrington]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Gonzalez]] &lt;small&gt;([[Treacherous Swine|killed]] for talking about the drug deal between the [[Forelli Family]] and the [[Vance Crime Family]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pierre La Ponce]] &lt;small&gt;([[Mall Shootout|killed]] whilst attempting to escape a police ambush during an exchange of stolen missile technology)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Carl Pearson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Road Kill|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mrs. Dawson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Waste the Wife|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike Griffin]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Dick Tanner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Franco Carter]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Marcus Hammond]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Nick Kong]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Charlie Dilson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Ricardo Diaz]] &lt;small&gt;([[Rub Out|killed]] for ambushing the drug deal with the Vance Crime Family)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman]] &lt;small&gt;([[Check Out At The Check In|killed]] under orders from [[Mr. Black]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Love Juice Dealer]]&lt;small&gt; ([[Love Juice|Killed]] for attempting to steal Tommy's money and flee with [[Love Juice]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pedro Garcia]] &lt;small&gt;([[Gun Runner|killed]] due to being a rival gun runner to [[Phil Cassidy]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Vice City Cabs Owner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Cabmaggedon|killed]] for trying to trap and kill him in a Viceport compound.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Candy's Agent]] &lt;small&gt;([[Recruitment Drive (GTA VC)|Killed]] for refusing to allow Candy to act in a pornography film.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Lance Vance]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Sonny Forelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy and attempting to kill him)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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'''Optional Murders:'''<br />
*[[Front Page Cafe Owner]]&lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death does not affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike (GTA VC)]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death doesn't affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pepe]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Rico]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman's Bodyguard]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Check Out At The Check In]], death does not affect the storyline, killing him makes the mission slightly easier to complete.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed by in the mission [[The Job]], death does not affect the storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:TommyVercetti-Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Tommy Vercetti.<br />
File:TimmyVermicelli-Driv3r.jpg|Timmy Vermicelli as depicted in Driver 3.<br />
File:TommyPhoneSonny GTAVC.JPG| Tommy telling Sonny Forelli that the coke and money are gone.<br />
File:TommyMeetsGarcia GTAVC.JPG| Tommy meets Col. Juan Garcia Cortez<br />
&lt;/gallery&gt;<br />
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==References==<br />
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<div>{{infobox character<br />
|name = Tommy Vercetti<br />
|image = TommyVercetti-GTAVC.jpg<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br />
|aka = Thomas&lt;br&gt;Tomás&lt;br&gt;The Harwood Butcher&lt;br&gt;Mr. Vercetti&lt;br&gt;Mr. V<br />
|gender = M<br />
|pob = [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]<br />
|home = [[Portland]], Liberty City&lt;br /&gt;'''[[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]'''&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean View Hotel]] room&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean Heights Apartments]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Links View Apartment]]&lt;br /&gt;[[El Swanko Casa]]&lt;br /&gt;[[1102 Washington Street]]&lt;br /&gt;[[3321 Vice Point]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Hyman Condo]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Skumole Shack]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Estate]]<br />
|nationality = [[United States|American]]<br />
|affiliations = [[Sonny Forelli]] and [[Forelli Family]] &lt;small&gt;(? - 1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ken Rosenberg]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - 1992)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Lance Vance]]&lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Juan Cortez]]&lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mercedes Cortez]] &lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Avery Carrington]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ricardo Diaz]] and [[Diaz' Gang]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Umberto Robina]] and [[Cubans|Cubans/Los Cabrones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Auntie Poulet]] and [[Haitians]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Kent Paul]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mitch Baker]] and [[Vice City Bikers|Bikers]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Steve Scott]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Candy Suxxx]]&lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Doris]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Earnest Kelly]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mr. Black]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Phil Cassidy]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Hilary King]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Gang]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;<br />
|vehicles = White-yellow [[Oceanic]]&lt;br /&gt;Grey [[Admiral]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Infernus]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Stretch]]&lt;br /&gt;Player's choice<br />
|businesses = [[Boatyard]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]]&lt;br /&gt;[[InterGlobal Films]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Kaufman Cabs]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Malibu Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[The Pole Position Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Print Works]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Sunshine Autos]]<br />
|voice = [[Ray Liotta]]<br />
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'''Tommy Vercetti''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, appearing as the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]) and mentioned in [[The Introduction]], a prequel of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). He is a former member of the [[Forelli Family]] and the leader of the [[Vercetti Gang]], based out of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. Tommy Vercetti is voiced by [[Ray Liotta]], who has also starred in the blockbuster film ''[[:wp:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]]''.<br />
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==Character history==<br />
===Early life===<br />
Tommy Vercetti was born around [[1951]] and is thirty-five during the events of the game (according to the official GTA Vice City strategy guide). He was born in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] and, at a young age, began helping his father at a printing shop cleaning rollers. Vercetti had wanted to follow in his father's footsteps, but &quot;lived a different life&quot;, at some point joining the [[Forelli Family]]. He continued to work with the Forelli Family until [[1971]], when he was convicted of eleven counts of manslaughter in [[Harwood]], later gaining the name &quot;The Harwood Butcher&quot;. This was an attempted ambush, planned by Sonny Forelli, although Tommy survived. His connections with the Forelli Family ensured he was spared the death penalty and a life sentence. Tommy remained in prison for fifteen years, not informing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] of any Forelli Family secrets.<br />
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===1986===<br />
In [[1986]], he was released from prison after Sonny Forelli &quot;pulled&quot; some strings. Forelli decides to send Tommy to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], realizing that he is too well known in Liberty City. Sonny, wanting to become involved in the narcotics trade, decides to send Tommy with some money and to allow him to establish a drug cartel for the Forelli's. Tommy [[In The Beginning (GTA VC)|flies]] to Vice City along with [[Harry]] and [[Lee]], meeting [[Ken Rosenberg]] at the [[Escobar International Airport|airport]]. The drug deal, with the [[Vance Crime Family]], is ambushed by [[Ricardo Diaz|Ricardo Diaz']] [[Diaz' Gang|men]], something Tommy only later discovers. Tommy, Rosenberg, and [[Lance Vance]] (of the Vance Crime Family) escape.<br />
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Tommy [[An Old Friend|informs]] Sonny of the ambush and is reminded that Sonny is 'not a guy to be screwed with'. Tommy, looking to get Sonny's money back, begins to work for various criminals around the city to gain money and revenge. He initially works for Rosenberg, causing [[Riot (GTA VC)|riots]] and [[Jury Fury|intimidating]] jurors, before working for [[Juan Cortez]], an intermediary for the drug deal, who begins to look into the ambush for Tommy. Meanwhile, he has Tommy [[Mall Shootout|steal]] missile technology chips and [[Treacherous Swine|kill]] [[Gonzalez]], who had talked about the deal.<br />
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Cortez, believing that Ricardo Diaz was responsible for the ambush, helps Tommy to act as [[Guardian Angels|protection]] for Diaz in a deal with the [[Cubans]]. The [[Haitians]], arch enemies of the Cubans, attempt to ambush the deal, but are thwarted by Tommy and Lance. Diaz, seeing potential in Tommy and Lance, who he does not remember, hires them to, amongst other things, [[Phnom Penh '86|kill]] [[Sharks|gang members]] stealing some of his drugs and [[The Fastest Boat|steal]] the fastest boat in the city, in order to [[Supply &amp; Demand|purchase]] drugs from a dealer on a boat. Lance [[Death Row|attempts to kill]] Diaz in revenge for the death of his [[Victor Vance|brother]], but is captured, later being freed by Vercetti. The two later go on to extract revenge, [[Rub Out|killing]] Diaz in his [[Vercetti Estate|mansion]].<br />
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The death of Ricardo Diaz brings change to Vice City, allowing Tommy and Lance to step in and continue the protection ring established by Diaz. Tommy, however, begins to look beyond the protection ring and purchases a number of businesses around the city, most prominently the [[Malibu Club]], the [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] (used to sell drugs), [[InterGlobal Films]] and the [[Print Works]]. After purchasing each business, Tommy helps establish them in the city. During this time, Tommy also begins to work for a number of smaller time criminals in the city, including the Cuban leader [[Umberto Robina]] and the Haitian leader [[Auntie Poulet]] (due to her drugging him), helping both sides attack the other. He also works for [[Avery Carrington]] (helping his real estate business), [[Phil Cassidy]] (helping his gun running business), [[Mr. Black]] (helping to kill a number of people), [[Mitch Baker]] to retrieve his [[Hog Tied|stolen motorcycle]], and [[Kent Paul]] and [[Love Fist]] to stop a [[The Psycho|psychopathic]] fan. Tommy also went on to help Juan Cortez [[All Hands On Deck|escape]] the city when the French government decide to assault his yacht.<br />
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Sonny Forelli, growing restless and impatient, sends his own men to [[Cap the Collector|collect]] some of 'his' money from Tommy. Tommy kills the collectors, although not in time to save [[Earnest Kelly]], the man running the printers, from being injured. Tommy, viewing him a lot like his father, decides to give Sonny fake money printed at the Print Works. Tommy meets Sonny in person at his estate, with Sonny informing him that the Harwood incident was an ambush and that Lance had sided with him. A gun battle ensues, with Tommy [[Keep Your Friends Close...|killing]] both Lance and Sonny. Following their deaths, Tommy and Ken begin to run the city.<br />
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===Life After 1986===<br />
Tommy Vercetti continued to run the criminal underworld of Vice City until at least [[1992]], although his relationship with Ken Rosenberg became increasingly strained due to Rosenberg's cocaine addiction. Tommy eventually sends Ken into rehab at the [[Fort Carson Medical Center]] in [[Fort Carson]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], later refusing to answer his telephone calls. Thus nobody knows his later fate. Tommy is also mentioned in by Kent Paul on his website in [[2002]] stating &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot; Since this sentence is apparently directed at Tommy himself, it can be easily determined he is still alive in 2002.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Tommy Vercetti is depicted as both intelligent but temperamental, easily angered and quick to resort to violence. He has no hesitation about killing, though many of his victims are in turn trying to kill Tommy as well, or have done something that requires them to be killed. The story does not require Tommy to kill innocent people. Tommy does also show a softer side as seen with his relations with [[Mercedes Cortez]] and [[Earnest Kelly]], whom he views as a father figure due to his childhood memories of working with his father at a printworks.<br />
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==Inspiration==<br />
Tommy Vercetti shows many characteristics in common with [[:wp:Tony Montana|Tony Montana]], a drug lord from the film ''[[:wp:Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]''. The two both end up in exile, both arrive to the city in Hawaiian shirts, both rise to power in Miami/Vice City using great amounts of violence, both build an empire from a large estate and mansion, both have short tempers and are prone to violence, both work as contract killers, and both killed their collaborators and took their ex-bosses' empires. The interior of the [[Vercetti Estate]] is even modeled after Montana's mansion. There are, however, key differences, most notably that Tommy did not become addicted to his own narcotics and that Tommy survived the shoot out in his mansion, as opposed to Montana who was killed. Tommy Vercetti also bears some resemblance to 'Mr. Blonde' from the film ''[[:wp:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]]'', played by [[Michael Madsen]] who also voiced [[Toni Cipriani]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. The film sees 'Mr. Blonde' relesed from prison after loyally doing time for his crime family, as Tommy did after the &quot;Harwood Incident&quot; . Tommy later performs contract killings for a 'Mr. Black&quot;, whilst he is referred to as 'Mr. Teal' (a reference to the then deceased [[Leo Teal]] and Reservoir Dogs). <br />
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== Notable crimes committed by Tommy ==<br />
*[[Phnom Penh '86|Killed the Sharks gang members in their mansion with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Sir, Yes Sir!|Stole a tank from a military convoy]].<br />
*[[Trojan Voodoo|Assaulted and destroyed a Haitian drug factory with Rico]].<br />
*[[Rub Out|Assaulted Ricardo Diaz's mansion and then killed Ricardo Diaz with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Shakedown|Smashed 5 store owners windows]].<br />
*[[Cop Land|Stole cop uniforms with Lance Vance and planted a bomb in the Tarbrush Cafe]].<br />
*[[The Job| Robbed the El Banco Corrupto Grande along side Phil Cassidy (Gun Expert), Cam Jones (Safe Cracker), and Hilary King (Getaway Driver)]].<br />
*[[Keep Your Friends Close...|Killed Lance Vance and Sonny Forelli while taking control of Vice City with his lawyer Ken Rosenberg]].<br />
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==VCBI Record==<br />
Tommy Vercetti has a record in the [[Vice City Bureau of Investigation]]..&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/ | title = Vice City Crime Tree | work = [[Rockstar Games]] }} official GTA Vice City website&lt;/ref&gt;: However, despite being a major character in the game, there is very little information on him in his file.<br />
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*Who is this guy? I got a call into the Parole Board in Liberty. Seems he was in prison there.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Mercedes Cortez, the daughter of [[Juan Cortez|Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]], was conceived as a love interest for Tommy, but Rockstar Games removed this subplot during development. There is a lot of deleted dialogue that involves the relationship between the two.<br />
*A Tommy Vercetti action figure can be located in the [[Zero RC]] shop in [[San Fierro]] in GTA San Andreas, along with a Lance Vance, James Earl Cash and Piggsy figure.<br />
*An Easter Egg in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] suggests that Tommy Vercetti, along with the other GTA III Era protagonists, are dead as of 2008. However, GTA IV does not share a canon with the GTA III Era. The egg likely refers to the fact that they will not be featured in any future games.<br />
*Kent Paul mentioned Tommy on his website with a phrase: &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot;. It possibly means that he was alive in [[2002]].<br />
*Tommy is mentioned only once in GTA San Andreas, during &quot;[[The Meat Business]]&quot;, where Ken mistakenly calls Carl &quot;Tommy&quot;, to which Carl responds &quot;Who the fuck is Tommy?&quot;.<br />
*In the official Grand Theft Auto: Vice City strategy guide, it is stated that he is 35 years old during the events of Vice City, making his year of birth 1950/1951.<br />
*Tommy is shown to like his [[Street Outfit]], as he got angry when [[Ken Rosenberg]] told him to change into a [[Soiree Outfit]] before attending [[Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]]'s Party in the mission [[The Party]]. <br />
*Tommy wears what appears to be a pearl necklace and a gold watch.<br />
*Tommy has committed the most murders in the GTA III Era, with a body count of 26 (including optional murders). In the entire series, Tommy commits the second most murders, only beaten by GTA IV protagonist [[Niko Bellic]], who has 50. <br />
*Tommy kills three of [[Victor Vance]]'s former employers. (Gonzalez, Ricardo Diaz and Lance Vance). <br />
*In DRIV3R, a [[GTA Clone|parody of GTA Vice City]] there are ten hidden enemies named &quot;Timmy Vermicelli&quot; which can be murdered by the player. Being a parody, the Timmy Vermicellis are intentionally poorly rendered and bear resemblances to Tommy Vercetti, most notably with the Hawaiian shirt, necklace, and the similar location of each setting (Vice City being based of Miami, which is one of the three cities Driv3r takes place in). Timmy Vermicelli also wears waterwings/arm bands, a reference to the lack of swimming in pre-GTA San Andreas games.<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is portrayed as being a highly successful protagonist throughout and at the end of the game. He has executed a major bank heist, crashed numerous drug deals and stolen their merchandise, survived large scale shootouts, owns businesses and real estate throughout Vice City (He owns 17 buildings, 9 of which are assets, including the Vercetti Estate), and is the leader of Vice City's most powerful gang. He is one of the most successful protagonists in the series' history, alongside [[Carl Johnson|Carl &quot;CJ&quot; Johnson]] and Victor Vance; (though Vance's is short-lived).<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is the only verbal protagonist in the entire GTA series that doesn't heavily swear. He is also the only verbal protagonist that doesn't say &quot;Fuck&quot; constantly in the series.<br />
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==Murders committed==<br />
*[[Leo Teal]] &lt;small&gt;([[Back Alley Brawl|killed]] due to possible links to the ambushed drug deal)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Avery Carrington's Rival]] &lt;small&gt;([[Four Iron|Killed]] for refusing to sell land to [[Avery Carrington]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Gonzalez]] &lt;small&gt;([[Treacherous Swine|killed]] for talking about the drug deal between the [[Forelli Family]] and the [[Vance Crime Family]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pierre La Ponce]] &lt;small&gt;([[Mall Shootout|killed]] whilst attempting to escape a police ambush during an exchange of stolen missile technology)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Carl Pearson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Road Kill|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mrs. Dawson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Waste the Wife|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike Griffin]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Dick Tanner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Franco Carter]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Marcus Hammond]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Nick Kong]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Charlie Dilson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Ricardo Diaz]] &lt;small&gt;([[Rub Out|killed]] for ambushing the drug deal with the Vance Crime Family)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman]] &lt;small&gt;([[Check Out At The Check In|killed]] under orders from [[Mr. Black]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Love Juice Dealer]]&lt;small&gt; ([[Love Juice|Killed]] for attempting to steal Tommy's money and flee with [[Love Juice]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pedro Garcia]] &lt;small&gt;([[Gun Runner|killed]] due to being a rival gun runner to [[Phil Cassidy]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Vice City Cabs Owner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Cabmaggedon|killed]] for trying to trap and kill him in a Viceport compound.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Candy's Agent]] &lt;small&gt;([[Recruitment Drive (GTA VC)|Killed]] for refusing to allow Candy to act in a pornography film.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Lance Vance]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Sonny Forelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy and attempting to kill him)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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'''Optional Murders:'''<br />
*[[Front Page Cafe Owner]]&lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death does not affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike (GTA VC)]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death doesn't affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pepe]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Rico]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman's Bodyguard]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Check Out At The Check In]], death does not affect the storyline, killing him makes the mission slightly easier to complete.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed by in the mission [[The Job]], death does not affect the storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:TommyVercetti-Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Tommy Vercetti.<br />
File:TimmyVermicelli-Driv3r.jpg|Timmy Vermicelli as depicted in Driver 3.<br />
File:TommyPhoneSonny GTAVC.JPG| Tommy telling Sonny Forelli that the coke and money are gone.<br />
File:TommyMeetsGarcia GTAVC.JPG| Tommy meets Col. Juan Garcia Cortez<br />
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==References==<br />
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<div>{{infobox character<br />
|name = Tommy Vercetti<br />
|image = TommyVercetti-GTAVC.jpg<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br />
|aka = Thomas&lt;br&gt;Tomás&lt;br&gt;The Harwood Butcher&lt;br&gt;Mr. Vercetti&lt;br&gt;Mr. V<br />
|gender = M<br />
|pob = [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]<br />
|home = [[Portland]], Liberty City&lt;br /&gt;'''[[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]'''&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean View Hotel]] room&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean Heights Apartments]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Links View Apartment]]&lt;br /&gt;[[El Swanko Casa]]&lt;br /&gt;[[1102 Washington Street]]&lt;br /&gt;[[3321 Vice Point]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Hyman Condo]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Skumole Shack]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Estate]]<br />
|nationality = [[United States|American]]<br />
|affiliations = [[Sonny Forelli]] and [[Forelli Family]] &lt;small&gt;(? - 1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ken Rosenberg]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - 1992)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Lance Vance]]&lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Juan Cortez]]&lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mercedes Cortez]] &lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Avery Carrington]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ricardo Diaz]] and [[Diaz' Gang]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Umberto Robina]] and [[Cubans|Cubans/Los Cabrones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Auntie Poulet]] and [[Haitians]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Kent Paul]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mitch Baker]] and [[Vice City Bikers|Bikers]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Steve Scott]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Candy Suxxx]]&lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Doris]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Earnest Kelly]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mr. Black]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Phil Cassidy]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Hilary King]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Gang]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;<br />
|vehicles = White-yellow [[Oceanic]]&lt;br /&gt;Grey [[Admiral]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Infernus]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Stretch]]&lt;br /&gt;Player's choice<br />
|businesses = [[Boatyard]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]]&lt;br /&gt;[[InterGlobal Films]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Kaufman Cabs]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Malibu Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[The Pole Position Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Print Works]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Sunshine Autos]]<br />
|voice = [[Ray Liotta]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Tommy Vercetti''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, appearing as the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]) and mentioned in [[The Introduction]], a prequel of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). He is a former member of the [[Forelli Family]] and the leader of the [[Vercetti Gang]], based out of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. Tommy Vercetti is voiced by [[Ray Liotta]], who has also starred in the blockbuster film ''[[:wp:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]]''.<br />
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==Character history==<br />
===Early life===<br />
Tommy Vercetti was born around [[1951]] and is thirty-five during the events of the game (according to the official GTA Vice City strategy guide). He was born in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] and, at a young age, began helping his father at a printing shop cleaning rollers. Vercetti had wanted to follow in his father's footsteps, but &quot;lived a different life&quot;, at some point joining the [[Forelli Family]]. He continued to work with the Forelli Family until [[1971]], when he was convicted of eleven counts of manslaughter in [[Harwood]], later gaining the name &quot;The Harwood Butcher&quot;. This was an attempted ambush, planned by Sonny Forelli, although Tommy survived. His connections with the Forelli Family ensured he was spared the death penalty and a life sentence. Tommy remained in prison for fifteen years, not informing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] of any Forelli Family secrets.<br />
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===1986===<br />
In [[1986]], he was released from prison after Sonny Forelli &quot;pulled&quot; some strings. Forelli decides to send Tommy to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], realizing that he is too well known in Liberty City. Sonny, wanting to become involved in the narcotics trade, decides to send Tommy with some money and to allow him to establish a drug cartel for the Forelli's. Tommy [[In The Beginning (GTA VC)|flies]] to Vice City along with [[Harry]] and [[Lee]], meeting [[Ken Rosenberg]] at the [[Escobar International Airport|airport]]. The drug deal, with the [[Vance Crime Family]], is ambushed by [[Ricardo Diaz|Ricardo Diaz']] [[Diaz' Gang|men]], something Tommy only later discovers. Tommy, Rosenberg, and [[Lance Vance]] (of the Vance Crime Family) escape.<br />
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Tommy [[An Old Friend|informs]] Sonny of the ambush and is reminded that Sonny is 'not a guy to be screwed with'. Tommy, looking to get Sonny's money back, begins to work for various criminals around the city to gain money and revenge. He initially works for Rosenberg, causing [[Riot (GTA VC)|riots]] and [[Jury Fury|intimidating]] jurors, before working for [[Juan Cortez]], an intermediary for the drug deal, who begins to look into the ambush for Tommy. Meanwhile, he has Tommy [[Mall Shootout|steal]] missile technology chips and [[Treacherous Swine|kill]] [[Gonzalez]], who had talked about the deal.<br />
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Cortez, believing that Ricardo Diaz was responsible for the ambush, helps Tommy to act as [[Guardian Angels|protection]] for Diaz in a deal with the [[Cubans]]. The [[Haitians]], arch enemies of the Cubans, attempt to ambush the deal, but are thwarted by Tommy and Lance. Diaz, seeing potential in Tommy and Lance, who he does not remember, hires them to, amongst other things, [[Phnom Penh '86|kill]] [[Sharks|gang members]] stealing some of his drugs and [[The Fastest Boat|steal]] the fastest boat in the city, in order to [[Supply &amp; Demand|purchase]] drugs from a dealer on a boat. Lance [[Death Row|attempts to kill]] Diaz in revenge for the death of his [[Victor Vance|brother]], but is captured, later being freed by Vercetti. The two later go on to extract revenge, [[Rub Out|killing]] Diaz in his [[Vercetti Estate|mansion]].<br />
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The death of Ricardo Diaz brings change to Vice City, allowing Tommy and Lance to step in and continue the protection ring established by Diaz. Tommy, however, begins to look beyond the protection ring and purchases a number of businesses around the city, most prominently the [[Malibu Club]], the [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] (used to sell drugs), [[InterGlobal Films]] and the [[Print Works]]. After purchasing each business, Tommy helps establish them in the city. During this time, Tommy also begins to work for a number of smaller time criminals in the city, including the Cuban leader [[Umberto Robina]] and the Haitian leader [[Auntie Poulet]] (due to her drugging him), helping both sides attack the other. He also works for [[Avery Carrington]] (helping his real estate business), [[Phil Cassidy]] (helping his gun running business), [[Mr. Black]] (helping to kill a number of people), [[Mitch Baker]] to retrieve his [[Hog Tied|stolen motorcycle]], and [[Kent Paul]] and [[Love Fist]] to stop a [[The Psycho|psychopathic]] fan. Tommy also went on to help Juan Cortez [[All Hands On Deck|escape]] the city when the French government decide to assault his yacht.<br />
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Sonny Forelli, growing restless and impatient, sends his own men to [[Cap the Collector|collect]] some of 'his' money from Tommy. Tommy kills the collectors, although not in time to save [[Earnest Kelly]], the man running the printers, from being injured. Tommy, viewing him a lot like his father, decides to give Sonny fake money printed at the Print Works. Tommy meets Sonny in person at his estate, with Sonny informing him that the Harwood incident was an ambush and that Lance had sided with him. A gun battle ensues, with Tommy [[Keep Your Friends Close...|killing]] both Lance and Sonny. Following their deaths, Tommy and Ken begin to run the city.<br />
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===Life After 1986===<br />
Tommy Vercetti continued to run the criminal underworld of Vice City until at least [[1992]], although his relationship with Ken Rosenberg became increasingly strained due to Rosenberg's cocaine addiction. Tommy eventually sends Ken into rehab at the [[Fort Carson Medical Center]] in [[Fort Carson]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], later refusing to answer his telephone calls. Thus nobody knows his later fate. Tommy is also mentioned in by Kent Paul on his website in [[2002]] stating &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot; Since this sentence is apparently directed at Tommy himself, it can be easily determined he is still alive in 2002.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Tommy Vercetti is depicted as both intelligent but temperamental, easily angered and quick to resort to violence. He has no hesitation about killing, though many of his victims are in turn trying to kill Tommy as well, or have done something that requires them to be killed. The story does not require Tommy to kill innocent people. Tommy does also show a softer side as seen with his relations with [[Mercedes Cortez]] and [[Earnest Kelly]], whom he views as a father figure due to his childhood memories of working with his father at a printworks.<br />
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==Inspiration==<br />
Tommy Vercetti shows many characteristics in common with [[:wp:Tony Montana|Tony Montana]], a drug lord from the film ''[[:wp:Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]''. The two both end up in exile, both arrive to the city in Hawaiian shirts, both rise to power in Miami/Vice City using great amounts of violence, both build an empire from a large estate and mansion, both have short tempers and are prone to violence, both work as contract killers, and both killed their collaborators and took their ex-bosses' empires. The interior of the [[Vercetti Estate]] is even modeled after Montana's mansion. There are, however, key differences, most notably that Tommy did not become addicted to his own narcotics and that Tommy survived the shoot out in his mansion, as opposed to Montana who was killed. Tommy Vercetti also bears some resemblance to 'Mr. Blonde' from the film ''[[:wp:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]]'', played by [[Michael Madsen]] who also voiced [[Toni Cipriani]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. The film sees 'Mr. Blonde' relesed from prison after loyally doing time for his crime family, as Tommy did after the &quot;Harwood Incident&quot; . Tommy later performs contract killings for a 'Mr. Black&quot;, whilst he is referred to as 'Mr. Teal' (a reference to the then deceased [[Leo Teal]] and Reservoir Dogs). <br />
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== Notable crimes committed by Tommy ==<br />
*[[Phnom Penh '86|Killed the Sharks gang members in their mansion with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Sir, Yes Sir!|Stole a tank from a military convoy]].<br />
*[[Trojan Voodoo|Assaulted and destroyed a Haitian drug factory with Rico]].<br />
*[[Rub Out|Assaulted Ricardo Diaz's mansion and then killed Ricardo Diaz with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Shakedown|Smashed 5 store owners windows.<br />
*[[Cop Land|Stole cop uniforms with Lance Vance and planted a bomb in the Tarbrush Cafe]].<br />
*[[The Job| Robbed the El Banco Corrupto Grande along side Phil Cassidy (Gun Expert), Cam Jones (Safe Cracker), and Hilary King (Getaway Driver)]].<br />
*[[Keep Your Friends Close...|Killed Lance Vance and Sonny Forelli while taking control of Vice City with his lawyer Ken Rosenberg]].<br />
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==VCBI Record==<br />
Tommy Vercetti has a record in the [[Vice City Bureau of Investigation]]..&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/ | title = Vice City Crime Tree | work = [[Rockstar Games]] }} official GTA Vice City website&lt;/ref&gt;: However, despite being a major character in the game, there is very little information on him in his file.<br />
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*Who is this guy? I got a call into the Parole Board in Liberty. Seems he was in prison there.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Mercedes Cortez, the daughter of [[Juan Cortez|Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]], was conceived as a love interest for Tommy, but Rockstar Games removed this subplot during development. There is a lot of deleted dialogue that involves the relationship between the two.<br />
*A Tommy Vercetti action figure can be located in the [[Zero RC]] shop in [[San Fierro]] in GTA San Andreas, along with a Lance Vance, James Earl Cash and Piggsy figure.<br />
*An Easter Egg in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] suggests that Tommy Vercetti, along with the other GTA III Era protagonists, are dead as of 2008. However, GTA IV does not share a canon with the GTA III Era. The egg likely refers to the fact that they will not be featured in any future games.<br />
*Kent Paul mentioned Tommy on his website with a phrase: &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot;. It possibly means that he was alive in [[2002]].<br />
*Tommy is mentioned only once in GTA San Andreas, during &quot;[[The Meat Business]]&quot;, where Ken mistakenly calls Carl &quot;Tommy&quot;, to which Carl responds &quot;Who the fuck is Tommy?&quot;.<br />
*In the official Grand Theft Auto: Vice City strategy guide, it is stated that he is 35 years old during the events of Vice City, making his year of birth 1950/1951.<br />
*Tommy is shown to like his [[Street Outfit]], as he got angry when [[Ken Rosenberg]] told him to change into a [[Soiree Outfit]] before attending [[Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]]'s Party in the mission [[The Party]]. <br />
*Tommy wears what appears to be a pearl necklace and a gold watch.<br />
*Tommy has committed the most murders in the GTA III Era, with a body count of 26 (including optional murders). In the entire series, Tommy commits the second most murders, only beaten by GTA IV protagonist [[Niko Bellic]], who has 50. <br />
*Tommy kills three of [[Victor Vance]]'s former employers. (Gonzalez, Ricardo Diaz and Lance Vance). <br />
*In DRIV3R, a [[GTA Clone|parody of GTA Vice City]] there are ten hidden enemies named &quot;Timmy Vermicelli&quot; which can be murdered by the player. Being a parody, the Timmy Vermicellis are intentionally poorly rendered and bear resemblances to Tommy Vercetti, most notably with the Hawaiian shirt, necklace, and the similar location of each setting (Vice City being based of Miami, which is one of the three cities Driv3r takes place in). Timmy Vermicelli also wears waterwings/arm bands, a reference to the lack of swimming in pre-GTA San Andreas games.<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is portrayed as being a highly successful protagonist throughout and at the end of the game. He has executed a major bank heist, crashed numerous drug deals and stolen their merchandise, survived large scale shootouts, owns businesses and real estate throughout Vice City (He owns 17 buildings, 9 of which are assets, including the Vercetti Estate), and is the leader of Vice City's most powerful gang. He is one of the most successful protagonists in the series' history, alongside [[Carl Johnson|Carl &quot;CJ&quot; Johnson]] and Victor Vance; (though Vance's is short-lived).<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is the only verbal protagonist in the entire GTA series that doesn't heavily swear. He is also the only verbal protagonist that doesn't say &quot;Fuck&quot; constantly in the series.<br />
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==Murders committed==<br />
*[[Leo Teal]] &lt;small&gt;([[Back Alley Brawl|killed]] due to possible links to the ambushed drug deal)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Avery Carrington's Rival]] &lt;small&gt;([[Four Iron|Killed]] for refusing to sell land to [[Avery Carrington]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Gonzalez]] &lt;small&gt;([[Treacherous Swine|killed]] for talking about the drug deal between the [[Forelli Family]] and the [[Vance Crime Family]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pierre La Ponce]] &lt;small&gt;([[Mall Shootout|killed]] whilst attempting to escape a police ambush during an exchange of stolen missile technology)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Carl Pearson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Road Kill|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mrs. Dawson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Waste the Wife|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike Griffin]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Dick Tanner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Franco Carter]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Marcus Hammond]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Nick Kong]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Charlie Dilson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Ricardo Diaz]] &lt;small&gt;([[Rub Out|killed]] for ambushing the drug deal with the Vance Crime Family)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman]] &lt;small&gt;([[Check Out At The Check In|killed]] under orders from [[Mr. Black]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Love Juice Dealer]]&lt;small&gt; ([[Love Juice|Killed]] for attempting to steal Tommy's money and flee with [[Love Juice]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pedro Garcia]] &lt;small&gt;([[Gun Runner|killed]] due to being a rival gun runner to [[Phil Cassidy]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Vice City Cabs Owner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Cabmaggedon|killed]] for trying to trap and kill him in a Viceport compound.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Candy's Agent]] &lt;small&gt;([[Recruitment Drive (GTA VC)|Killed]] for refusing to allow Candy to act in a pornography film.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Lance Vance]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Sonny Forelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy and attempting to kill him)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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'''Optional Murders:'''<br />
*[[Front Page Cafe Owner]]&lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death does not affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike (GTA VC)]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death doesn't affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pepe]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Rico]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman's Bodyguard]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Check Out At The Check In]], death does not affect the storyline, killing him makes the mission slightly easier to complete.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed by in the mission [[The Job]], death does not affect the storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
&lt;gallery widths=&quot;138&quot; captionalign=&quot;left&quot;&gt;<br />
File:TommyVercetti-Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Tommy Vercetti.<br />
File:TimmyVermicelli-Driv3r.jpg|Timmy Vermicelli as depicted in Driver 3.<br />
File:TommyPhoneSonny GTAVC.JPG| Tommy telling Sonny Forelli that the coke and money are gone.<br />
File:TommyMeetsGarcia GTAVC.JPG| Tommy meets Col. Juan Garcia Cortez<br />
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<div>{{infobox character<br />
|name = Tommy Vercetti<br />
|image = TommyVercetti-GTAVC.jpg<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br />
|aka = Thomas&lt;br&gt;Tomás&lt;br&gt;The Harwood Butcher&lt;br&gt;Mr. Vercetti&lt;br&gt;Mr. V<br />
|gender = M<br />
|pob = [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]<br />
|home = [[Portland]], Liberty City&lt;br /&gt;'''[[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]'''&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean View Hotel]] room&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean Heights Apartments]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Links View Apartment]]&lt;br /&gt;[[El Swanko Casa]]&lt;br /&gt;[[1102 Washington Street]]&lt;br /&gt;[[3321 Vice Point]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Hyman Condo]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Skumole Shack]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Estate]]<br />
|nationality = [[United States|American]]<br />
|affiliations = [[Sonny Forelli]] and [[Forelli Family]] &lt;small&gt;(? - 1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ken Rosenberg]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - 1992)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Lance Vance]]&lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Juan Cortez]]&lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mercedes Cortez]] &lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Avery Carrington]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ricardo Diaz]] and [[Diaz' Gang]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Umberto Robina]] and [[Cubans|Cubans/Los Cabrones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Auntie Poulet]] and [[Haitians]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Kent Paul]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mitch Baker]] and [[Vice City Bikers|Bikers]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Steve Scott]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Candy Suxxx]]&lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Doris]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Earnest Kelly]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mr. Black]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Phil Cassidy]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Hilary King]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Gang]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;<br />
|vehicles = White-yellow [[Oceanic]]&lt;br /&gt;Grey [[Admiral]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Infernus]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Stretch]]&lt;br /&gt;Player's choice<br />
|businesses = [[Boatyard]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]]&lt;br /&gt;[[InterGlobal Films]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Kaufman Cabs]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Malibu Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[The Pole Position Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Print Works]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Sunshine Autos]]<br />
|voice = [[Ray Liotta]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Tommy Vercetti''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, appearing as the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]) and mentioned in [[The Introduction]], a prequel of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). He is a former member of the [[Forelli Family]] and the leader of the [[Vercetti Gang]], based out of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. Tommy Vercetti is voiced by [[Ray Liotta]], who has also starred in the blockbuster film ''[[:wp:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]]''.<br />
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==Character history==<br />
===Early life===<br />
Tommy Vercetti was born around [[1951]] and is thirty-five during the events of the game (according to the official GTA Vice City strategy guide). He was born in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] and, at a young age, began helping his father at a printing shop cleaning rollers. Vercetti had wanted to follow in his father's footsteps, but &quot;lived a different life&quot;, at some point joining the [[Forelli Family]]. He continued to work with the Forelli Family until [[1971]], when he was convicted of eleven counts of manslaughter in [[Harwood]], later gaining the name &quot;The Harwood Butcher&quot;. This was an attempted ambush, planned by Sonny Forelli, although Tommy survived. His connections with the Forelli Family ensured he was spared the death penalty and a life sentence. Tommy remained in prison for fifteen years, not informing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] of any Forelli Family secrets.<br />
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===1986===<br />
In [[1986]], he was released from prison after Sonny Forelli &quot;pulled&quot; some strings. Forelli decides to send Tommy to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], realizing that he is too well known in Liberty City. Sonny, wanting to become involved in the narcotics trade, decides to send Tommy with some money and to allow him to establish a drug cartel for the Forelli's. Tommy [[In The Beginning (GTA VC)|flies]] to Vice City along with [[Harry]] and [[Lee]], meeting [[Ken Rosenberg]] at the [[Escobar International Airport|airport]]. The drug deal, with the [[Vance Crime Family]], is ambushed by [[Ricardo Diaz|Ricardo Diaz']] [[Diaz' Gang|men]], something Tommy only later discovers. Tommy, Rosenberg, and [[Lance Vance]] (of the Vance Crime Family) escape.<br />
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Tommy [[An Old Friend|informs]] Sonny of the ambush and is reminded that Sonny is 'not a guy to be screwed with'. Tommy, looking to get Sonny's money back, begins to work for various criminals around the city to gain money and revenge. He initially works for Rosenberg, causing [[Riot (GTA VC)|riots]] and [[Jury Fury|intimidating]] jurors, before working for [[Juan Cortez]], an intermediary for the drug deal, who begins to look into the ambush for Tommy. Meanwhile, he has Tommy [[Mall Shootout|steal]] missile technology chips and [[Treacherous Swine|kill]] [[Gonzalez]], who had talked about the deal.<br />
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Cortez, believing that Ricardo Diaz was responsible for the ambush, helps Tommy to act as [[Guardian Angels|protection]] for Diaz in a deal with the [[Cubans]]. The [[Haitians]], arch enemies of the Cubans, attempt to ambush the deal, but are thwarted by Tommy and Lance. Diaz, seeing potential in Tommy and Lance, who he does not remember, hires them to, amongst other things, [[Phnom Penh '86|kill]] [[Sharks|gang members]] stealing some of his drugs and [[The Fastest Boat|steal]] the fastest boat in the city, in order to [[Supply &amp; Demand|purchase]] drugs from a dealer on a boat. Lance [[Death Row|attempts to kill]] Diaz in revenge for the death of his [[Victor Vance|brother]], but is captured, later being freed by Vercetti. The two later go on to extract revenge, [[Rub Out|killing]] Diaz in his [[Vercetti Estate|mansion]].<br />
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The death of Ricardo Diaz brings change to Vice City, allowing Tommy and Lance to step in and continue the protection ring established by Diaz. Tommy, however, begins to look beyond the protection ring and purchases a number of businesses around the city, most prominently the [[Malibu Club]], the [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] (used to sell drugs), [[InterGlobal Films]] and the [[Print Works]]. After purchasing each business, Tommy helps establish them in the city. During this time, Tommy also begins to work for a number of smaller time criminals in the city, including the Cuban leader [[Umberto Robina]] and the Haitian leader [[Auntie Poulet]] (due to her drugging him), helping both sides attack the other. He also works for [[Avery Carrington]] (helping his real estate business), [[Phil Cassidy]] (helping his gun running business), [[Mr. Black]] (helping to kill a number of people), [[Mitch Baker]] to retrieve his [[Hog Tied|stolen motorcycle]], and [[Kent Paul]] and [[Love Fist]] to stop a [[The Psycho|psychopathic]] fan. Tommy also went on to help Juan Cortez [[All Hands On Deck|escape]] the city when the French government decide to assault his yacht.<br />
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Sonny Forelli, growing restless and impatient, sends his own men to [[Cap the Collector|collect]] some of 'his' money from Tommy. Tommy kills the collectors, although not in time to save [[Earnest Kelly]], the man running the printers, from being injured. Tommy, viewing him a lot like his father, decides to give Sonny fake money printed at the Print Works. Tommy meets Sonny in person at his estate, with Sonny informing him that the Harwood incident was an ambush and that Lance had sided with him. A gun battle ensues, with Tommy [[Keep Your Friends Close...|killing]] both Lance and Sonny. Following their deaths, Tommy and Ken begin to run the city.<br />
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===Life After 1986===<br />
Tommy Vercetti continued to run the criminal underworld of Vice City until at least [[1992]], although his relationship with Ken Rosenberg became increasingly strained due to Rosenberg's cocaine addiction. Tommy eventually sends Ken into rehab at the [[Fort Carson Medical Center]] in [[Fort Carson]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], later refusing to answer his telephone calls. Thus nobody knows his later fate. Tommy is also mentioned in by Kent Paul on his website in [[2002]] stating &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot; Since this sentence is apparently directed at Tommy himself, it can be easily determined he is still alive in 2002.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Tommy Vercetti is depicted as both intelligent but temperamental, easily angered and quick to resort to violence. He has no hesitation about killing, though many of his victims are in turn trying to kill Tommy as well, or have done something that requires them to be killed. The story does not require Tommy to kill innocent people. Tommy does also show a softer side as seen with his relations with [[Mercedes Cortez]] and [[Earnest Kelly]], whom he views as a father figure due to his childhood memories of working with his father at a printworks.<br />
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==Inspiration==<br />
Tommy Vercetti shows many characteristics in common with [[:wp:Tony Montana|Tony Montana]], a drug lord from the film ''[[:wp:Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]''. The two both end up in exile, both arrive to the city in Hawaiian shirts, both rise to power in Miami/Vice City using great amounts of violence, both build an empire from a large estate and mansion, both have short tempers and are prone to violence, both work as contract killers, and both killed their collaborators and took their ex-bosses' empires. The interior of the [[Vercetti Estate]] is even modeled after Montana's mansion. There are, however, key differences, most notably that Tommy did not become addicted to his own narcotics and that Tommy survived the shoot out in his mansion, as opposed to Montana who was killed. Tommy Vercetti also bears some resemblance to 'Mr. Blonde' from the film ''[[:wp:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]]'', played by [[Michael Madsen]] who also voiced [[Toni Cipriani]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. The film sees 'Mr. Blonde' relesed from prison after loyally doing time for his crime family, as Tommy did after the &quot;Harwood Incident&quot; . Tommy later performs contract killings for a 'Mr. Black&quot;, whilst he is referred to as 'Mr. Teal' (a reference to the then deceased [[Leo Teal]] and Reservoir Dogs). <br />
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== Notable crimes committed by Tommy ==<br />
*[[Phnom Penh '86|Killed the Sharks gang members in their mansion with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Sir, Yes Sir!|Stole a tank from a Military convoy.<br />
*[[Trojan Voodoo|Assaulted and destroyed a Haitian drug factory with Rico]].<br />
*[[Rub Out|Assaulted Ricardo Diaz's mansion and then killed Ricardo Diaz with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Shakedown|Smashed 5 store owners windows.<br />
*[[Cop Land|Stole cop uniforms with Lance Vance and planted a bomb in the Tarbrush Cafe]].<br />
*[[The Job| Robbed the El Banco Corrupto Grande along side Phil Cassidy (Gun Expert), Cam Jones (Safe Cracker), and Hilary King (Getaway Driver)]].<br />
*[[Keep Your Friends Close...|Killed Lance Vance and Sonny Forelli while taking control of Vice City with his lawyer Ken Rosenberg]].<br />
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==VCBI Record==<br />
Tommy Vercetti has a record in the [[Vice City Bureau of Investigation]]..&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/ | title = Vice City Crime Tree | work = [[Rockstar Games]] }} official GTA Vice City website&lt;/ref&gt;: However, despite being a major character in the game, there is very little information on him in his file.<br />
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*Who is this guy? I got a call into the Parole Board in Liberty. Seems he was in prison there.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Mercedes Cortez, the daughter of [[Juan Cortez|Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]], was conceived as a love interest for Tommy, but Rockstar Games removed this subplot during development. There is a lot of deleted dialogue that involves the relationship between the two.<br />
*A Tommy Vercetti action figure can be located in the [[Zero RC]] shop in [[San Fierro]] in GTA San Andreas, along with a Lance Vance, James Earl Cash and Piggsy figure.<br />
*An Easter Egg in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] suggests that Tommy Vercetti, along with the other GTA III Era protagonists, are dead as of 2008. However, GTA IV does not share a canon with the GTA III Era. The egg likely refers to the fact that they will not be featured in any future games.<br />
*Kent Paul mentioned Tommy on his website with a phrase: &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot;. It possibly means that he was alive in [[2002]].<br />
*Tommy is mentioned only once in GTA San Andreas, during &quot;[[The Meat Business]]&quot;, where Ken mistakenly calls Carl &quot;Tommy&quot;, to which Carl responds &quot;Who the fuck is Tommy?&quot;.<br />
*In the official Grand Theft Auto: Vice City strategy guide, it is stated that he is 35 years old during the events of Vice City, making his year of birth 1950/1951.<br />
*Tommy is shown to like his [[Street Outfit]], as he got angry when [[Ken Rosenberg]] told him to change into a [[Soiree Outfit]] before attending [[Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]]'s Party in the mission [[The Party]]. <br />
*Tommy wears what appears to be a pearl necklace and a gold watch.<br />
*Tommy has committed the most murders in the GTA III Era, with a body count of 26 (including optional murders). In the entire series, Tommy commits the second most murders, only beaten by GTA IV protagonist [[Niko Bellic]], who has 50. <br />
*Tommy kills three of [[Victor Vance]]'s former employers. (Gonzalez, Ricardo Diaz and Lance Vance). <br />
*In DRIV3R, a [[GTA Clone|parody of GTA Vice City]] there are ten hidden enemies named &quot;Timmy Vermicelli&quot; which can be murdered by the player. Being a parody, the Timmy Vermicellis are intentionally poorly rendered and bear resemblances to Tommy Vercetti, most notably with the Hawaiian shirt, necklace, and the similar location of each setting (Vice City being based of Miami, which is one of the three cities Driv3r takes place in). Timmy Vermicelli also wears waterwings/arm bands, a reference to the lack of swimming in pre-GTA San Andreas games.<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is portrayed as being a highly successful protagonist throughout and at the end of the game. He has executed a major bank heist, crashed numerous drug deals and stolen their merchandise, survived large scale shootouts, owns businesses and real estate throughout Vice City (He owns 17 buildings, 9 of which are assets, including the Vercetti Estate), and is the leader of Vice City's most powerful gang. He is one of the most successful protagonists in the series' history, alongside [[Carl Johnson|Carl &quot;CJ&quot; Johnson]] and Victor Vance; (though Vance's is short-lived).<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is the only verbal protagonist in the entire GTA series that doesn't heavily swear. He is also the only verbal protagonist that doesn't say &quot;Fuck&quot; constantly in the series.<br />
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==Murders committed==<br />
*[[Leo Teal]] &lt;small&gt;([[Back Alley Brawl|killed]] due to possible links to the ambushed drug deal)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Avery Carrington's Rival]] &lt;small&gt;([[Four Iron|Killed]] for refusing to sell land to [[Avery Carrington]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Gonzalez]] &lt;small&gt;([[Treacherous Swine|killed]] for talking about the drug deal between the [[Forelli Family]] and the [[Vance Crime Family]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pierre La Ponce]] &lt;small&gt;([[Mall Shootout|killed]] whilst attempting to escape a police ambush during an exchange of stolen missile technology)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Carl Pearson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Road Kill|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mrs. Dawson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Waste the Wife|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike Griffin]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Dick Tanner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Franco Carter]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Marcus Hammond]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Nick Kong]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Charlie Dilson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Ricardo Diaz]] &lt;small&gt;([[Rub Out|killed]] for ambushing the drug deal with the Vance Crime Family)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman]] &lt;small&gt;([[Check Out At The Check In|killed]] under orders from [[Mr. Black]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Love Juice Dealer]]&lt;small&gt; ([[Love Juice|Killed]] for attempting to steal Tommy's money and flee with [[Love Juice]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pedro Garcia]] &lt;small&gt;([[Gun Runner|killed]] due to being a rival gun runner to [[Phil Cassidy]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Vice City Cabs Owner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Cabmaggedon|killed]] for trying to trap and kill him in a Viceport compound.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Candy's Agent]] &lt;small&gt;([[Recruitment Drive (GTA VC)|Killed]] for refusing to allow Candy to act in a pornography film.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Lance Vance]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Sonny Forelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy and attempting to kill him)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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'''Optional Murders:'''<br />
*[[Front Page Cafe Owner]]&lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death does not affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike (GTA VC)]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death doesn't affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pepe]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Rico]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman's Bodyguard]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Check Out At The Check In]], death does not affect the storyline, killing him makes the mission slightly easier to complete.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed by in the mission [[The Job]], death does not affect the storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:TommyVercetti-Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Tommy Vercetti.<br />
File:TimmyVermicelli-Driv3r.jpg|Timmy Vermicelli as depicted in Driver 3.<br />
File:TommyPhoneSonny GTAVC.JPG| Tommy telling Sonny Forelli that the coke and money are gone.<br />
File:TommyMeetsGarcia GTAVC.JPG| Tommy meets Col. Juan Garcia Cortez<br />
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|name = Tommy Vercetti<br />
|image = TommyVercetti-GTAVC.jpg<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br />
|aka = Thomas&lt;br&gt;Tomás&lt;br&gt;The Harwood Butcher&lt;br&gt;Mr. Vercetti&lt;br&gt;Mr. V<br />
|gender = M<br />
|pob = [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]<br />
|home = [[Portland]], Liberty City&lt;br /&gt;'''[[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]'''&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean View Hotel]] room&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean Heights Apartments]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Links View Apartment]]&lt;br /&gt;[[El Swanko Casa]]&lt;br /&gt;[[1102 Washington Street]]&lt;br /&gt;[[3321 Vice Point]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Hyman Condo]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Skumole Shack]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Estate]]<br />
|nationality = [[United States|American]]<br />
|affiliations = [[Sonny Forelli]] and [[Forelli Family]] &lt;small&gt;(? - 1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ken Rosenberg]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - 1992)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Lance Vance]]&lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Juan Cortez]]&lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mercedes Cortez]] &lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Avery Carrington]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ricardo Diaz]] and [[Diaz' Gang]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Umberto Robina]] and [[Cubans|Cubans/Los Cabrones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Auntie Poulet]] and [[Haitians]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Kent Paul]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mitch Baker]] and [[Vice City Bikers|Bikers]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Steve Scott]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Candy Suxxx]]&lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Doris]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Earnest Kelly]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mr. Black]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Phil Cassidy]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Hilary King]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Gang]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;<br />
|vehicles = White-yellow [[Oceanic]]&lt;br /&gt;Grey [[Admiral]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Infernus]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Stretch]]&lt;br /&gt;Player's choice<br />
|businesses = [[Boatyard]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]]&lt;br /&gt;[[InterGlobal Films]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Kaufman Cabs]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Malibu Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[The Pole Position Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Print Works]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Sunshine Autos]]<br />
|voice = [[Ray Liotta]]<br />
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'''Tommy Vercetti''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, appearing as the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]) and mentioned in [[The Introduction]], a prequel of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). He is a former member of the [[Forelli Family]] and the leader of the [[Vercetti Gang]], based out of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. Tommy Vercetti is voiced by [[Ray Liotta]], who has also starred in the blockbuster film ''[[:wp:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]]''.<br />
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==Character history==<br />
===Early life===<br />
Tommy Vercetti was born around [[1951]] and is thirty-five during the events of the game (according to the official GTA Vice City strategy guide). He was born in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] and, at a young age, began helping his father at a printing shop cleaning rollers. Vercetti had wanted to follow in his father's footsteps, but &quot;lived a different life&quot;, at some point joining the [[Forelli Family]]. He continued to work with the Forelli Family until [[1971]], when he was convicted of eleven counts of manslaughter in [[Harwood]], later gaining the name &quot;The Harwood Butcher&quot;. This was an attempted ambush, planned by Sonny Forelli, although Tommy survived. His connections with the Forelli Family ensured he was spared the death penalty and a life sentence. Tommy remained in prison for fifteen years, not informing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] of any Forelli Family secrets.<br />
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===1986===<br />
In [[1986]], he was released from prison after Sonny Forelli &quot;pulled&quot; some strings. Forelli decides to send Tommy to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], realizing that he is too well known in Liberty City. Sonny, wanting to become involved in the narcotics trade, decides to send Tommy with some money and to allow him to establish a drug cartel for the Forelli's. Tommy [[In The Beginning (GTA VC)|flies]] to Vice City along with [[Harry]] and [[Lee]], meeting [[Ken Rosenberg]] at the [[Escobar International Airport|airport]]. The drug deal, with the [[Vance Crime Family]], is ambushed by [[Ricardo Diaz|Ricardo Diaz']] [[Diaz' Gang|men]], something Tommy only later discovers. Tommy, Rosenberg, and [[Lance Vance]] (of the Vance Crime Family) escape.<br />
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Tommy [[An Old Friend|informs]] Sonny of the ambush and is reminded that Sonny is 'not a guy to be screwed with'. Tommy, looking to get Sonny's money back, begins to work for various criminals around the city to gain money and revenge. He initially works for Rosenberg, causing [[Riot (GTA VC)|riots]] and [[Jury Fury|intimidating]] jurors, before working for [[Juan Cortez]], an intermediary for the drug deal, who begins to look into the ambush for Tommy. Meanwhile, he has Tommy [[Mall Shootout|steal]] missile technology chips and [[Treacherous Swine|kill]] [[Gonzalez]], who had talked about the deal.<br />
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Cortez, believing that Ricardo Diaz was responsible for the ambush, helps Tommy to act as [[Guardian Angels|protection]] for Diaz in a deal with the [[Cubans]]. The [[Haitians]], arch enemies of the Cubans, attempt to ambush the deal, but are thwarted by Tommy and Lance. Diaz, seeing potential in Tommy and Lance, who he does not remember, hires them to, amongst other things, [[Phnom Penh '86|kill]] [[Sharks|gang members]] stealing some of his drugs and [[The Fastest Boat|steal]] the fastest boat in the city, in order to [[Supply &amp; Demand|purchase]] drugs from a dealer on a boat. Lance [[Death Row|attempts to kill]] Diaz in revenge for the death of his [[Victor Vance|brother]], but is captured, later being freed by Vercetti. The two later go on to extract revenge, [[Rub Out|killing]] Diaz in his [[Vercetti Estate|mansion]].<br />
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The death of Ricardo Diaz brings change to Vice City, allowing Tommy and Lance to step in and continue the protection ring established by Diaz. Tommy, however, begins to look beyond the protection ring and purchases a number of businesses around the city, most prominently the [[Malibu Club]], the [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] (used to sell drugs), [[InterGlobal Films]] and the [[Print Works]]. After purchasing each business, Tommy helps establish them in the city. During this time, Tommy also begins to work for a number of smaller time criminals in the city, including the Cuban leader [[Umberto Robina]] and the Haitian leader [[Auntie Poulet]] (due to her drugging him), helping both sides attack the other. He also works for [[Avery Carrington]] (helping his real estate business), [[Phil Cassidy]] (helping his gun running business), [[Mr. Black]] (helping to kill a number of people), [[Mitch Baker]] to retrieve his [[Hog Tied|stolen motorcycle]], and [[Kent Paul]] and [[Love Fist]] to stop a [[The Psycho|psychopathic]] fan. Tommy also went on to help Juan Cortez [[All Hands On Deck|escape]] the city when the French government decide to assault his yacht.<br />
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Sonny Forelli, growing restless and impatient, sends his own men to [[Cap the Collector|collect]] some of 'his' money from Tommy. Tommy kills the collectors, although not in time to save [[Earnest Kelly]], the man running the printers, from being injured. Tommy, viewing him a lot like his father, decides to give Sonny fake money printed at the Print Works. Tommy meets Sonny in person at his estate, with Sonny informing him that the Harwood incident was an ambush and that Lance had sided with him. A gun battle ensues, with Tommy [[Keep Your Friends Close...|killing]] both Lance and Sonny. Following their deaths, Tommy and Ken begin to run the city.<br />
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===Life After 1986===<br />
Tommy Vercetti continued to run the criminal underworld of Vice City until at least [[1992]], although his relationship with Ken Rosenberg became increasingly strained due to Rosenberg's cocaine addiction. Tommy eventually sends Ken into rehab at the [[Fort Carson Medical Center]] in [[Fort Carson]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], later refusing to answer his telephone calls. Thus nobody knows his later fate. Tommy is also mentioned in by Kent Paul on his website in [[2002]] stating &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot; Since this sentence is apparently directed at Tommy himself, it can be easily determined he is still alive in 2002.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Tommy Vercetti is depicted as both intelligent but temperamental, easily angered and quick to resort to violence. He has no hesitation about killing, though many of his victims are in turn trying to kill Tommy as well, or have done something that requires them to be killed. The story does not require Tommy to kill innocent people. Tommy does also show a softer side as seen with his relations with [[Mercedes Cortez]] and [[Earnest Kelly]], whom he views as a father figure due to his childhood memories of working with his father at a printworks.<br />
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==Inspiration==<br />
Tommy Vercetti shows many characteristics in common with [[:wp:Tony Montana|Tony Montana]], a drug lord from the film ''[[:wp:Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]''. The two both end up in exile, both arrive to the city in Hawaiian shirts, both rise to power in Miami/Vice City using great amounts of violence, both build an empire from a large estate and mansion, both have short tempers and are prone to violence, both work as contract killers, and both killed their collaborators and took their ex-bosses' empires. The interior of the [[Vercetti Estate]] is even modeled after Montana's mansion. There are, however, key differences, most notably that Tommy did not become addicted to his own narcotics and that Tommy survived the shoot out in his mansion, as opposed to Montana who was killed. Tommy Vercetti also bears some resemblance to 'Mr. Blonde' from the film ''[[:wp:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]]'', played by [[Michael Madsen]] who also voiced [[Toni Cipriani]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. The film sees 'Mr. Blonde' relesed from prison after loyally doing time for his crime family, as Tommy did after the &quot;Harwood Incident&quot; . Tommy later performs contract killings for a 'Mr. Black&quot;, whilst he is referred to as 'Mr. Teal' (a reference to the then deceased [[Leo Teal]] and Reservoir Dogs). <br />
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== Notable crimes committed by Tommy ==<br />
*[[Phnom Penh '86|Killed the Sharks gang members in their mansion with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Sir Yes Sir]]|Stole a tank from a Military convoy.<br />
*[[Trojan Voodoo|Assaulted and destroyed a Haitian drug factory with Rico]].<br />
*[[Rub Out|Assaulted Ricardo Diaz's mansion and then killed Ricardo Diaz with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Shakedown|Smashed 5 store owners windows.<br />
*[[Cop Land|Stole cop uniforms with Lance Vance and planted a bomb in the Tarbrush Cafe]].<br />
*[[The Job| Robbed the El Banco Corrupto Grande along side Phil Cassidy (Gun Expert), Cam Jones (Safe Cracker), and Hilary King (Getaway Driver)]].<br />
*[[Keep Your Friends Close...|Killed Lance Vance and Sonny Forelli while taking control of Vice City with his lawyer Ken Rosenberg]].<br />
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==VCBI Record==<br />
Tommy Vercetti has a record in the [[Vice City Bureau of Investigation]]..&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/ | title = Vice City Crime Tree | work = [[Rockstar Games]] }} official GTA Vice City website&lt;/ref&gt;: However, despite being a major character in the game, there is very little information on him in his file.<br />
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*Who is this guy? I got a call into the Parole Board in Liberty. Seems he was in prison there.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Mercedes Cortez, the daughter of [[Juan Cortez|Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]], was conceived as a love interest for Tommy, but Rockstar Games removed this subplot during development. There is a lot of deleted dialogue that involves the relationship between the two.<br />
*A Tommy Vercetti action figure can be located in the [[Zero RC]] shop in [[San Fierro]] in GTA San Andreas, along with a Lance Vance, James Earl Cash and Piggsy figure.<br />
*An Easter Egg in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] suggests that Tommy Vercetti, along with the other GTA III Era protagonists, are dead as of 2008. However, GTA IV does not share a canon with the GTA III Era. The egg likely refers to the fact that they will not be featured in any future games.<br />
*Kent Paul mentioned Tommy on his website with a phrase: &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot;. It possibly means that he was alive in [[2002]].<br />
*Tommy is mentioned only once in GTA San Andreas, during &quot;[[The Meat Business]]&quot;, where Ken mistakenly calls Carl &quot;Tommy&quot;, to which Carl responds &quot;Who the fuck is Tommy?&quot;.<br />
*In the official Grand Theft Auto: Vice City strategy guide, it is stated that he is 35 years old during the events of Vice City, making his year of birth 1950/1951.<br />
*Tommy is shown to like his [[Street Outfit]], as he got angry when [[Ken Rosenberg]] told him to change into a [[Soiree Outfit]] before attending [[Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]]'s Party in the mission [[The Party]]. <br />
*Tommy wears what appears to be a pearl necklace and a gold watch.<br />
*Tommy has committed the most murders in the GTA III Era, with a body count of 26 (including optional murders). In the entire series, Tommy commits the second most murders, only beaten by GTA IV protagonist [[Niko Bellic]], who has 50. <br />
*Tommy kills three of [[Victor Vance]]'s former employers. (Gonzalez, Ricardo Diaz and Lance Vance). <br />
*In DRIV3R, a [[GTA Clone|parody of GTA Vice City]] there are ten hidden enemies named &quot;Timmy Vermicelli&quot; which can be murdered by the player. Being a parody, the Timmy Vermicellis are intentionally poorly rendered and bear resemblances to Tommy Vercetti, most notably with the Hawaiian shirt, necklace, and the similar location of each setting (Vice City being based of Miami, which is one of the three cities Driv3r takes place in). Timmy Vermicelli also wears waterwings/arm bands, a reference to the lack of swimming in pre-GTA San Andreas games.<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is portrayed as being a highly successful protagonist throughout and at the end of the game. He has executed a major bank heist, crashed numerous drug deals and stolen their merchandise, survived large scale shootouts, owns businesses and real estate throughout Vice City (He owns 17 buildings, 9 of which are assets, including the Vercetti Estate), and is the leader of Vice City's most powerful gang. He is one of the most successful protagonists in the series' history, alongside [[Carl Johnson|Carl &quot;CJ&quot; Johnson]] and Victor Vance; (though Vance's is short-lived).<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is the only verbal protagonist in the entire GTA series that doesn't heavily swear. He is also the only verbal protagonist that doesn't say &quot;Fuck&quot; constantly in the series.<br />
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==Murders committed==<br />
*[[Leo Teal]] &lt;small&gt;([[Back Alley Brawl|killed]] due to possible links to the ambushed drug deal)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Avery Carrington's Rival]] &lt;small&gt;([[Four Iron|Killed]] for refusing to sell land to [[Avery Carrington]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Gonzalez]] &lt;small&gt;([[Treacherous Swine|killed]] for talking about the drug deal between the [[Forelli Family]] and the [[Vance Crime Family]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pierre La Ponce]] &lt;small&gt;([[Mall Shootout|killed]] whilst attempting to escape a police ambush during an exchange of stolen missile technology)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Carl Pearson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Road Kill|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mrs. Dawson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Waste the Wife|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike Griffin]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Dick Tanner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Franco Carter]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Marcus Hammond]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Nick Kong]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Charlie Dilson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Ricardo Diaz]] &lt;small&gt;([[Rub Out|killed]] for ambushing the drug deal with the Vance Crime Family)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman]] &lt;small&gt;([[Check Out At The Check In|killed]] under orders from [[Mr. Black]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Love Juice Dealer]]&lt;small&gt; ([[Love Juice|Killed]] for attempting to steal Tommy's money and flee with [[Love Juice]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pedro Garcia]] &lt;small&gt;([[Gun Runner|killed]] due to being a rival gun runner to [[Phil Cassidy]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Vice City Cabs Owner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Cabmaggedon|killed]] for trying to trap and kill him in a Viceport compound.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Candy's Agent]] &lt;small&gt;([[Recruitment Drive (GTA VC)|Killed]] for refusing to allow Candy to act in a pornography film.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Lance Vance]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Sonny Forelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy and attempting to kill him)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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'''Optional Murders:'''<br />
*[[Front Page Cafe Owner]]&lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death does not affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike (GTA VC)]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death doesn't affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pepe]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Rico]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman's Bodyguard]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Check Out At The Check In]], death does not affect the storyline, killing him makes the mission slightly easier to complete.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed by in the mission [[The Job]], death does not affect the storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:TommyVercetti-Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Tommy Vercetti.<br />
File:TimmyVermicelli-Driv3r.jpg|Timmy Vermicelli as depicted in Driver 3.<br />
File:TommyPhoneSonny GTAVC.JPG| Tommy telling Sonny Forelli that the coke and money are gone.<br />
File:TommyMeetsGarcia GTAVC.JPG| Tommy meets Col. Juan Garcia Cortez<br />
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|name = Tommy Vercetti<br />
|image = TommyVercetti-GTAVC.jpg<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br />
|aka = Thomas&lt;br&gt;Tomás&lt;br&gt;The Harwood Butcher&lt;br&gt;Mr. Vercetti&lt;br&gt;Mr. V<br />
|gender = M<br />
|pob = [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]<br />
|home = [[Portland]], Liberty City&lt;br /&gt;'''[[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]'''&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean View Hotel]] room&lt;br /&gt;[[Ocean Heights Apartments]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Links View Apartment]]&lt;br /&gt;[[El Swanko Casa]]&lt;br /&gt;[[1102 Washington Street]]&lt;br /&gt;[[3321 Vice Point]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Hyman Condo]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Skumole Shack]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Estate]]<br />
|nationality = [[United States|American]]<br />
|affiliations = [[Sonny Forelli]] and [[Forelli Family]] &lt;small&gt;(? - 1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ken Rosenberg]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - 1992)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Lance Vance]]&lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Juan Cortez]]&lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mercedes Cortez]] &lt;small&gt; (1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Avery Carrington]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ricardo Diaz]] and [[Diaz' Gang]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Umberto Robina]] and [[Cubans|Cubans/Los Cabrones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Auntie Poulet]] and [[Haitians]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Kent Paul]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mitch Baker]] and [[Vice City Bikers|Bikers]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Steve Scott]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Candy Suxxx]]&lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt; &lt;br /&gt;[[Doris]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Earnest Kelly]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Mr. Black]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Phil Cassidy]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Hilary King]] &lt;small&gt;(1986)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt; (1986) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Vercetti Gang]] &lt;small&gt; (1986 - ?) &lt;/small&gt;<br />
|vehicles = White-yellow [[Oceanic]]&lt;br /&gt;Grey [[Admiral]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Infernus]]&lt;br /&gt;White [[Stretch]]&lt;br /&gt;Player's choice<br />
|businesses = [[Boatyard]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]]&lt;br /&gt;[[InterGlobal Films]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Kaufman Cabs]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Malibu Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[The Pole Position Club]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Print Works]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Sunshine Autos]]<br />
|voice = [[Ray Liotta]]<br />
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'''Tommy Vercetti''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, appearing as the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]) and mentioned in [[The Introduction]], a prequel of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). He is a former member of the [[Forelli Family]] and the leader of the [[Vercetti Gang]], based out of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. Tommy Vercetti is voiced by [[Ray Liotta]], who has also starred in the blockbuster film ''[[:wp:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]]''.<br />
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==Character history==<br />
===Early life===<br />
Tommy Vercetti was born around [[1951]] and is thirty-five during the events of the game (according to the official GTA Vice City strategy guide). He was born in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] and, at a young age, began helping his father at a printing shop cleaning rollers. Vercetti had wanted to follow in his father's footsteps, but &quot;lived a different life&quot;, at some point joining the [[Forelli Family]]. He continued to work with the Forelli Family until [[1971]], when he was convicted of eleven counts of manslaughter in [[Harwood]], later gaining the name &quot;The Harwood Butcher&quot;. This was an attempted ambush, planned by Sonny Forelli, although Tommy survived. His connections with the Forelli Family ensured he was spared the death penalty and a life sentence. Tommy remained in prison for fifteen years, not informing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] of any Forelli Family secrets.<br />
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===1986===<br />
In [[1986]], he was released from prison after Sonny Forelli &quot;pulled&quot; some strings. Forelli decides to send Tommy to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], realizing that he is too well known in Liberty City. Sonny, wanting to become involved in the narcotics trade, decides to send Tommy with some money and to allow him to establish a drug cartel for the Forelli's. Tommy [[In The Beginning (GTA VC)|flies]] to Vice City along with [[Harry]] and [[Lee]], meeting [[Ken Rosenberg]] at the [[Escobar International Airport|airport]]. The drug deal, with the [[Vance Crime Family]], is ambushed by [[Ricardo Diaz|Ricardo Diaz']] [[Diaz' Gang|men]], something Tommy only later discovers. Tommy, Rosenberg, and [[Lance Vance]] (of the Vance Crime Family) escape.<br />
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Tommy [[An Old Friend|informs]] Sonny of the ambush and is reminded that Sonny is 'not a guy to be screwed with'. Tommy, looking to get Sonny's money back, begins to work for various criminals around the city to gain money and revenge. He initially works for Rosenberg, causing [[Riot (GTA VC)|riots]] and [[Jury Fury|intimidating]] jurors, before working for [[Juan Cortez]], an intermediary for the drug deal, who begins to look into the ambush for Tommy. Meanwhile, he has Tommy [[Mall Shootout|steal]] missile technology chips and [[Treacherous Swine|kill]] [[Gonzalez]], who had talked about the deal.<br />
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Cortez, believing that Ricardo Diaz was responsible for the ambush, helps Tommy to act as [[Guardian Angels|protection]] for Diaz in a deal with the [[Cubans]]. The [[Haitians]], arch enemies of the Cubans, attempt to ambush the deal, but are thwarted by Tommy and Lance. Diaz, seeing potential in Tommy and Lance, who he does not remember, hires them to, amongst other things, [[Phnom Penh '86|kill]] [[Sharks|gang members]] stealing some of his drugs and [[The Fastest Boat|steal]] the fastest boat in the city, in order to [[Supply &amp; Demand|purchase]] drugs from a dealer on a boat. Lance [[Death Row|attempts to kill]] Diaz in revenge for the death of his [[Victor Vance|brother]], but is captured, later being freed by Vercetti. The two later go on to extract revenge, [[Rub Out|killing]] Diaz in his [[Vercetti Estate|mansion]].<br />
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The death of Ricardo Diaz brings change to Vice City, allowing Tommy and Lance to step in and continue the protection ring established by Diaz. Tommy, however, begins to look beyond the protection ring and purchases a number of businesses around the city, most prominently the [[Malibu Club]], the [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] (used to sell drugs), [[InterGlobal Films]] and the [[Print Works]]. After purchasing each business, Tommy helps establish them in the city. During this time, Tommy also begins to work for a number of smaller time criminals in the city, including the Cuban leader [[Umberto Robina]] and the Haitian leader [[Auntie Poulet]] (due to her drugging him), helping both sides attack the other. He also works for [[Avery Carrington]] (helping his real estate business), [[Phil Cassidy]] (helping his gun running business), [[Mr. Black]] (helping to kill a number of people), [[Mitch Baker]] to retrieve his [[Hog Tied|stolen motorcycle]], and [[Kent Paul]] and [[Love Fist]] to stop a [[The Psycho|psychopathic]] fan. Tommy also went on to help Juan Cortez [[All Hands On Deck|escape]] the city when the French government decide to assault his yacht.<br />
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Sonny Forelli, growing restless and impatient, sends his own men to [[Cap the Collector|collect]] some of 'his' money from Tommy. Tommy kills the collectors, although not in time to save [[Earnest Kelly]], the man running the printers, from being injured. Tommy, viewing him a lot like his father, decides to give Sonny fake money printed at the Print Works. Tommy meets Sonny in person at his estate, with Sonny informing him that the Harwood incident was an ambush and that Lance had sided with him. A gun battle ensues, with Tommy [[Keep Your Friends Close...|killing]] both Lance and Sonny. Following their deaths, Tommy and Ken begin to run the city.<br />
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===Life After 1986===<br />
Tommy Vercetti continued to run the criminal underworld of Vice City until at least [[1992]], although his relationship with Ken Rosenberg became increasingly strained due to Rosenberg's cocaine addiction. Tommy eventually sends Ken into rehab at the [[Fort Carson Medical Center]] in [[Fort Carson]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], later refusing to answer his telephone calls. Thus nobody knows his later fate. Tommy is also mentioned in by Kent Paul on his website in [[2002]] stating &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot; Since this sentence is apparently directed at Tommy himself, it can be easily determined he is still alive in 2002.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Tommy Vercetti is depicted as both intelligent but temperamental, easily angered and quick to resort to violence. He has no hesitation about killing, though many of his victims are in turn trying to kill Tommy as well, or have done something that requires them to be killed. The story does not require Tommy to kill innocent people. Tommy does also show a softer side as seen with his relations with [[Mercedes Cortez]] and [[Earnest Kelly]], whom he views as a father figure due to his childhood memories of working with his father at a printworks.<br />
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==Inspiration==<br />
Tommy Vercetti shows many characteristics in common with [[:wp:Tony Montana|Tony Montana]], a drug lord from the film ''[[:wp:Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]''. The two both end up in exile, both arrive to the city in Hawaiian shirts, both rise to power in Miami/Vice City using great amounts of violence, both build an empire from a large estate and mansion, both have short tempers and are prone to violence, both work as contract killers, and both killed their collaborators and took their ex-bosses' empires. The interior of the [[Vercetti Estate]] is even modeled after Montana's mansion. There are, however, key differences, most notably that Tommy did not become addicted to his own narcotics and that Tommy survived the shoot out in his mansion, as opposed to Montana who was killed. Tommy Vercetti also bears some resemblance to 'Mr. Blonde' from the film ''[[:wp:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]]'', played by [[Michael Madsen]] who also voiced [[Toni Cipriani]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. The film sees 'Mr. Blonde' relesed from prison after loyally doing time for his crime family, as Tommy did after the &quot;Harwood Incident&quot; . Tommy later performs contract killings for a 'Mr. Black&quot;, whilst he is referred to as 'Mr. Teal' (a reference to the then deceased [[Leo Teal]] and Reservoir Dogs). <br />
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== Notable crimes committed by Tommy ==<br />
*[[Phnom Penh '86|Killed the Sharks gang members in their mansion with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Sir Yes Sir|Stole a tank from a Military convoy.<br />
*[[Trojan Voodoo|Assaulted and destroyed a Haitian drug factory with Rico]].<br />
*[[Rub Out|Assaulted Ricardo Diaz's mansion and then killed Ricardo Diaz with Lance Vance]].<br />
*[[Shakedown|Smashed 5 store owners windows.<br />
*[[Cop Land|Stole cop uniforms with Lance Vance and planted a bomb in the Tarbrush Cafe]].<br />
*[[The Job| Robbed the El Banco Corrupto Grande along side Phil Cassidy (Gun Expert), Cam Jones (Safe Cracker), and Hilary King (Getaway Driver)]].<br />
*[[Keep Your Friends Close...|Killed Lance Vance and Sonny Forelli while taking control of Vice City with his lawyer Ken Rosenberg]]. <br />
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==VCBI Record==<br />
Tommy Vercetti has a record in the [[Vice City Bureau of Investigation]]..&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/ | title = Vice City Crime Tree | work = [[Rockstar Games]] }} official GTA Vice City website&lt;/ref&gt;: However, despite being a major character in the game, there is very little information on him in his file.<br />
<br />
*Who is this guy? I got a call into the Parole Board in Liberty. Seems he was in prison there.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Mercedes Cortez, the daughter of [[Juan Cortez|Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]], was conceived as a love interest for Tommy, but Rockstar Games removed this subplot during development. There is a lot of deleted dialogue that involves the relationship between the two.<br />
*A Tommy Vercetti action figure can be located in the [[Zero RC]] shop in [[San Fierro]] in GTA San Andreas, along with a Lance Vance, James Earl Cash and Piggsy figure.<br />
*An Easter Egg in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] suggests that Tommy Vercetti, along with the other GTA III Era protagonists, are dead as of 2008. However, GTA IV does not share a canon with the GTA III Era. The egg likely refers to the fact that they will not be featured in any future games.<br />
*Kent Paul mentioned Tommy on his website with a phrase: &quot;see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?&quot;. It possibly means that he was alive in [[2002]].<br />
*Tommy is mentioned only once in GTA San Andreas, during &quot;[[The Meat Business]]&quot;, where Ken mistakenly calls Carl &quot;Tommy&quot;, to which Carl responds &quot;Who the fuck is Tommy?&quot;.<br />
*In the official Grand Theft Auto: Vice City strategy guide, it is stated that he is 35 years old during the events of Vice City, making his year of birth 1950/1951.<br />
*Tommy is shown to like his [[Street Outfit]], as he got angry when [[Ken Rosenberg]] told him to change into a [[Soiree Outfit]] before attending [[Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]]'s Party in the mission [[The Party]]. <br />
*Tommy wears what appears to be a pearl necklace and a gold watch.<br />
*Tommy has committed the most murders in the GTA III Era, with a body count of 26 (including optional murders). In the entire series, Tommy commits the second most murders, only beaten by GTA IV protagonist [[Niko Bellic]], who has 50. <br />
*Tommy kills three of [[Victor Vance]]'s former employers. (Gonzalez, Ricardo Diaz and Lance Vance). <br />
*In DRIV3R, a [[GTA Clone|parody of GTA Vice City]] there are ten hidden enemies named &quot;Timmy Vermicelli&quot; which can be murdered by the player. Being a parody, the Timmy Vermicellis are intentionally poorly rendered and bear resemblances to Tommy Vercetti, most notably with the Hawaiian shirt, necklace, and the similar location of each setting (Vice City being based of Miami, which is one of the three cities Driv3r takes place in). Timmy Vermicelli also wears waterwings/arm bands, a reference to the lack of swimming in pre-GTA San Andreas games.<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is portrayed as being a highly successful protagonist throughout and at the end of the game. He has executed a major bank heist, crashed numerous drug deals and stolen their merchandise, survived large scale shootouts, owns businesses and real estate throughout Vice City (He owns 17 buildings, 9 of which are assets, including the Vercetti Estate), and is the leader of Vice City's most powerful gang. He is one of the most successful protagonists in the series' history, alongside [[Carl Johnson|Carl &quot;CJ&quot; Johnson]] and Victor Vance; (though Vance's is short-lived).<br />
*Tommy Vercetti is the only verbal protagonist in the entire GTA series that doesn't heavily swear. He is also the only verbal protagonist that doesn't say &quot;Fuck&quot; constantly in the series.<br />
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==Murders committed==<br />
*[[Leo Teal]] &lt;small&gt;([[Back Alley Brawl|killed]] due to possible links to the ambushed drug deal)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Avery Carrington's Rival]] &lt;small&gt;([[Four Iron|Killed]] for refusing to sell land to [[Avery Carrington]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Gonzalez]] &lt;small&gt;([[Treacherous Swine|killed]] for talking about the drug deal between the [[Forelli Family]] and the [[Vance Crime Family]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pierre La Ponce]] &lt;small&gt;([[Mall Shootout|killed]] whilst attempting to escape a police ambush during an exchange of stolen missile technology)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Carl Pearson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Road Kill|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mrs. Dawson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Waste the Wife|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike Griffin]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Dick Tanner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Franco Carter]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Marcus Hammond]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Nick Kong]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Charlie Dilson]] &lt;small&gt;([[Autocide|killed]] on Mr. Black's orders and for planning to rob a bank)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Ricardo Diaz]] &lt;small&gt;([[Rub Out|killed]] for ambushing the drug deal with the Vance Crime Family)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman]] &lt;small&gt;([[Check Out At The Check In|killed]] under orders from [[Mr. Black]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Love Juice Dealer]]&lt;small&gt; ([[Love Juice|Killed]] for attempting to steal Tommy's money and flee with [[Love Juice]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pedro Garcia]] &lt;small&gt;([[Gun Runner|killed]] due to being a rival gun runner to [[Phil Cassidy]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Vice City Cabs Owner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Cabmaggedon|killed]] for trying to trap and kill him in a Viceport compound.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Candy's Agent]] &lt;small&gt;([[Recruitment Drive (GTA VC)|Killed]] for refusing to allow Candy to act in a pornography film.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Lance Vance]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Sonny Forelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[Keep Your Friends Close...|killed]] for betraying Tommy and attempting to kill him)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
<br />
'''Optional Murders:'''<br />
*[[Front Page Cafe Owner]]&lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death does not affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Mike (GTA VC)]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Bar Brawl]], death doesn't affect the storyline).&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Pepe]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Rico]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed at the end of [[Trojan Voodoo]], death does not affect storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[The Businessman's Bodyguard]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed in the mission [[Check Out At The Check In]], death does not affect the storyline, killing him makes the mission slightly easier to complete.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Cam Jones]] &lt;small&gt;(Can be killed by in the mission [[The Job]], death does not affect the storyline.)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:TommyVercetti-Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Tommy Vercetti.<br />
File:TimmyVermicelli-Driv3r.jpg|Timmy Vermicelli as depicted in Driver 3.<br />
File:TommyPhoneSonny GTAVC.JPG| Tommy telling Sonny Forelli that the coke and money are gone.<br />
File:TommyMeetsGarcia GTAVC.JPG| Tommy meets Col. Juan Garcia Cortez<br />
&lt;/gallery&gt;<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{GTAVC characters}}<br />
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[[de:Thomas Vercetti]]<br />
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[[Category:Characters in GTA Vice City|Vercetti, Tommy]]<br />
[[Category:Protagonists|Vercetti, Tommy]]<br />
[[Category:Gang Leaders|Vercetti, Tommy]]<br />
[[Category:Gangsters|Vercetti, Tommy]]</div>Painkillhttp://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Claude&diff=344730Claude2012-01-29T06:20:00Z<p>Painkill: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{infobox character|<br />
|image = Claude-GTAIII.jpg<br />
|size = 232px<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto III]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br />
|name = Claude<br />
|aka = Fido&lt;br /&gt;Kid<br />
|status = Alive<br />
|gender = M<br />
|dob = <br />
|pob = <br />
|dod = <br />
|home = [[San Fierro]]&lt;br /&gt;'''[[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]''':&lt;br /&gt;[[Portland Hideout|Safehouse]] in [[Red Light District]], [[Portland]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Staunton Island Hideout|Safehouse]] in [[Belleville Park]], [[Staunton Island]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Shoreside Vale Hideout|Safehouse]] in [[Wichita Gardens]], [[Shoreside Vale]]<br />
|nationality = [[United States of America|American]]<br />
|family = <br />
|affiliations = [[Catalina]] &lt;small&gt;([[1992]] - [[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Miguel]] &lt;small&gt;(until [[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[8-Ball]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Misty]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Luigi Goterelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Joey Leone]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Toni Cipriani]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Salvatore Leone]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Leone Family]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Maria Latore]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]] onwards)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Marty Chonks]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[El Burro (GTA III)|El Burro]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Asuka Kasen]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Kenji Kasen]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Yakuza]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ray Machowski]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Phil Cassidy]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[King Courtney]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Donald Love]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[D-Ice]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
|vehicles = Pink [[Elegy]]<br />
|businesses = [[Doherty Garage]] &lt;small&gt;(former)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
|voice = None Applicable<br />
}}<br />
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{{Protagonists}}<br />
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:''This article is about the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. For other characters, see [[Claude (disambiguation)]].''<br />
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'''Claude''' is a recurring character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, appearing as the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto III]] (set in [[2001]]) and in a minor role in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). There is no voice actor for Claude, as he does not speak in either of his appearances.<br />
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It is not known whether Claude from the [[GTA III Era]] is the same as [[Claude Speed]], the protagonist of [[GTA 2]]. <br />
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==Character history==<br />
===Life until 2001===<br />
Claude in [[1992]] had emerged as a top contender in an illegal racing ring (run by [[Wu Zi Mu]]) and owned an abandoned [[Doherty Garage|garage]] in [[Doherty]], [[San Fierro]]. He became involved with [[Catalina]], who had recently split up with [[Carl Johnson|Carl &quot;CJ&quot; Johnson]], before [[Farewell, My Love...|racing]] CJ in a losing effort. Following the loss, he hands over the pink slip to his black [[ZR-350]] to CJ. When the two end up racing a second time, Claude loses again, and he hands over the deed his garage to Johnson before leaving [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]] with Catalina. The two head to [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], where Catalina allies herself with the [[Colombian Cartel]]. Afterwards, they depart to engage in a series of robberies across the USA. In October 2001, Claude and Catalina return to Liberty City.<br />
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===2001===<br />
Claude and Catalina arrive in Liberty City in October [[2001]] and immediately [[Introduction (GTA III)|robbed]] a [[Liberty City Bank|bank]]. Catalina, however, turns on her boyfriend, shooting him and leaving him for dead, explaining that he is 'small time'. Claude is later arrested by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|Liberty City Police Department]]. He is convicted of all charges and is sentenced to ten years in prison. While being transferred to [[Liberty State Penitentiary]] in [[Portland]], Claude escapes from a police convoy after the [[Colombian Cartel]] attack the convoy to free the [[Old Oriental Gentleman]]. Claude and [[8-Ball]] [[Give Me Liberty|escape]] to a [[Portland Safehouse (GTA III)|safehouse]] in the [[Red Light District]], before moving on to [[Sex Club Seven]]. [[Luigi Goterelli]], the owner, gives Claude his first job in the city, to [[Luigi's Girls|drive]] [[Misty]] from the [[Sweeney General Hospital|hospital]] back to the club.<br />
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Claude, successful in his errand, continues to be employed by Goterelli, who also has him kill a [[Don't Spank Ma Bitch Up|drug dealer]] and [[Pump-Action Pimp|two pimps]], before having him [[Drive Misty For Me|drive]] Misty to [[Joey Leone|Joey Leone's]] [[Joey's Garage|garage]]. Claude then begins to work for Joey, killing both [[Mike Forelli]] and [[Lee Chong]], before [[Cipriani's Chauffeur|chauffering]] [[Toni Cipriani]], later working for him against the [[Portland Triads|Triads]]. Claude, impressing the [[Leone Family]] hierarchy, is [[Salvatore's Called A Meeting|introduced]] to the [[Gang Leaders|Don]], [[Salvatore Leone]]. Salvatore, 'seeing nothing but bright things' for Claude, has him [[Chaperone|look after]] his wife [[Maria Latore|Maria]] for an evening, [[Cutting The Grass|kill]] [[Curly Bob]] (who was selling secrets to the Colombian Cartel, now led by Catalina) and later [[Bomb Da Base Act II|destroy]] a freighter used as a factory for the drug [[SPANK]]. During this time, Claude also works for [[El Burro (GTA III)|El Burro]], the leader of the [[Diablos]], helping him on various tasks, and [[Marty Chonks]] in his attempts to get out of his various problems.<br />
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After destroying the Cartel freighter, a paranoid Salvatore [[Last Requests|attempts to kill]] Claude by having him enter a bomb-laden car. Salvatore's wife Maria, however, phones Claude and directs him to a small pier where the two meet [[Asuka Kasen]], co-leader of the [[Yakuza]], and flee to [[Staunton Island]] after Maria had told her husband that she was dating Claude. Asuka, unconvinced of Claude's loyalty, has him [[Sayonara Salvatore|kill]] Salvatore Leone to prove himself, before having him kill a number of other people causing her problems. She later introduces him to her brother [[Kenji Kasen|Kenji]] and [[Ray Machowski]], a corrupt police man working for the Yakuza. Claude helps Kenji with his problems, including settling debts and freeing a [[Kanbu|man]] from prison, and helps Machowski in his attempts to remain unnoticed, eventually helping him [[Marked Man|flee]] the city by the [[Francis International Airport in GTA III Era|airport]].<br />
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Claude continues to look for work and finds employment with [[King Courtney]], who has him [[Uzi Rider|attack]] the Diablos before [[Kingdom Come|attempting to kill]] him on orders from Catalina, and [[Donald Love]], who has him [[Waka-Gashira Wipeout|kill]] Kenji Kasen disguised as a Colombian Cartel gangster, to provoke a war. Asuka, unaware of Claude's role in her brother's death, launches an assault on a Cartel-controlled building site and begins to torture [[Miguel]], Catalina's right hand man, into giving away Cartel secrets. Armed with the information, Asuka sends Claude on various missions to hurt Cartel operations, including [[Espresso-2-Go!|stopping the selling]] of and [[S.A.M.|stealing]] a shipment of SPANK.<br />
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During this period, Claude briefly finds employment with [[D-Ice]], leader of the [[Red Jacks]] sub-sect of the [[Southside Hoods]], and attacks the rival [[Purple Nines]] into [[Rumble|defeat]]. After this, Claude [[Ransom (GTA III)|returns]] to the building site and finds both Asuka and Miguel dead, while a ransom note for Maria is left for him. Claude goes to the [[Cartel Mansion|Cartel mansion]], [[The Exchange (GTA III)|escapes an ambush, destroys a helicopter piloted by Catalina (killing her) and rescues Maria]]. As he and Maria walk offscreen, a shot is fired, and the fate of the two is left ambiguous.&lt;ref name=&quot;Maria&quot;&gt;[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/741/updated-asked-answered-re-vice-city-red-dead-redemption-and-chin.html ''(UPDATED) Asked &amp; Answered – Re: Vice City, Red Dead Redemption and Chinatown Wars'' - rockstargames.com]&lt;/ref&gt;<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Claude is a laid-back man that appears almost emotionless regardless of the situation. Provided he is paid for his services, he will take orders from his bosses without restraint or question, and usually gives a nod or two to show that he understands; even when he is getting scolded or shouted at by his bosses for doing something wrong or when things to don't pan out well for them. He also bows down to his bosses if required (as in [[Kenji Kasen|Kenji Kasen's]] case when Kenji bows down to Claude). He never speaks, and will only make a slight grunt when he is hurt, or an &quot;Oh!&quot; whenever he is [[Wasted|killed]]. He also seemingly is willing to kill whenever necessary, as he kills [[Kenji Kasen]] (a former boss) on the orders of Donald Love, and possibly kills Maria for talking too much. Claude will not hesitate to kill his former employers if necessary, or if given orders by another employer, as shown when he kills Kenji and [[Salvatore Leone]] under orders from Donald Love and Asuka Kasen respectively.<br />
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Claude remains true to his mission of finding and taking revenge on Catalina for leaving him for dead, and will be ready to fight even the [[Military|Army]] in order to accomplish his goals, even showing the slightest bit of pity for Maria when he allows her to live after saving her.<br />
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== Notable Crimes committed by Claude ==<br />
*The robbery of the [[Bank of Liberty]]. <br />
*[[Mike Lips Last Lunch|Planted a hidden bomb inside Mike Forelli's Car]].<br />
*[[The Getaway|Pose as a getaway driver for three mafia members while they robbed the Bank of Liberty]].<br />
*[[Blow Fish|Blown away the Triad's fish market]].<br />
*[[The Exchange|Rescued Maria and killed the Cartel leader Catalina]].<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*In-game, Claude is the most hated protagonist in the Grand Theft Auto series to date, as every gang in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], with the exception of the [[Yakuza]] and [[Southside Hoods]], becomes hostile to him as the player progresses through the storyline. With the exception of the Yakuza and the Southside Hoods, every gang that Claude has worked for turns on him at some point in the storyline.<br />
*Claude is the only GTA III Era protagonist that doesn't speak. [[Maria Latore|Maria]] discusses this with [[Lazlow Jones|Lazlow]] on [[Chatterbox FM]], saying that a man she's just met &quot;don't talk too much&quot;. However, as radio stations repeat everything over and over again, you can hear her saying that before she even meets Claude.<br />
*Claude appears on a poster inside of the [[Ocean View Hotel]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], as an [[Secrets in GTA Vice City|easter egg]].<br />
*In the [[Personal Computer|PC]] version for GTA III, Claude has two appearances to choose from: his default appearance, which consists of a black jacket, green trousers and dark-coloured sneakers; and a slightly modified version of it: a crew cut with a &quot;Zappa&quot; styled mustache, and a brown jacket with jeans and a pair of white sneakers.<br />
*In the [[Xbox]] version, Claude's hairstyle is slightly different and his fingers are more defined.<br />
*Claude's name is only revealed in the data files of GTA III, having been nameless throughout his appearance as protagonist in GTA III and in his cameo in GTA San Andreas. He is the only protagonist in the series to not be named in the game in which he or she is protagonist.<br />
*An [[Secrets in GTA IV|easter egg]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] paid homage to Claude and all the other GTA III Era protagonists in the form of small scribblings on the wall in random parts of the city.<br />
*In GTA IV, the player can unlock [[Claude's Outfit|a set of clothes similar to Claude's style]] for [[Niko Bellic]]. They are obtainable in the wardrobe at [[Playboy X|Playboy X's]] [[Playboy X's Penthouse|penthouse]].<br />
*It was revealed in data files of GTA III that the player was once allowed to enter their own character name, and the &quot;DEFNAM&quot; (default name) value for it was &quot;Claude&quot;.<br />
*Claude always shifts his shoulders forward when walking in the cutscenes in GTA III.<br />
*[[Carl Johnson]] referred to him as &quot;a mute asshole&quot; and &quot;a fucking snake without a tongue&quot; in the mission[[ Wear Flowers in Your Hair]] <br />
*He is the only protagonist to appear in the same mission as two other protagonists in the GTA III era. He encounters Carl Johnson during [[Farewell, My Love...]] in GTA San Andreas, while he encounters Toni Cipriani as a boss in GTA III. <br />
*Claude is seen wearing the exact same clothes in GTA III and in GTA San Andreas, which is rather odd as it is presumed that [[8-Ball]] got him whatever clothes that he could in [[Give Me Liberty]]. <br />
*Claude has striking similarities to Max Payne. They both have problems with the mafia, normally wield pistols and wear leather jackets, and they both can slow down time. However Claude can only slow down time when he takes adrenaline. <br />
*In the beta trailer, he is shown he was going to have a voice, but this was cut for no known reason. <br />
*Claude kills two/possibly three of [[Toni Cipriani]]'s former employers ([[Salvatore Leone]], [[Leon McAffrey]] and possibly [[Maria Latore|Maria]]).<br />
*Claude is the second least customizable character in the GTA III Era (behind [[Mike]]), as none of the options for protagonist customization in later games are present in GTA III. In most versions of the game, Claude wears one outfit (with the exception of the prison jumpsuit in [[Give Me Liberty]]), although there is one alternative clothing skin option in the PC version of GTA III. <br />
*Claude is the only protagonist in the series that drives a car in a different game which cannot be driven in the game in which he is playable, as he drives an Elegy in [[Farewell, My Love...]], which is not present in [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III.]]<br />
*An easter egg in GTA 4 suggested that Claude was dead, but this was false as [[Rockstar Games]] said that Claude is diffently not dead, but he is still out there somewhere.<br />
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===Grand Theft Auto 2===<br />
[[File:UserImage-Bluesboyjr-ClaudeFacebook.jpg|thumb|right|202px|The &quot;Which GTA Character Are You&quot; quiz page, showing Claude Speed on it.]]<br />
There is speculation that Claude is the same character as [[Claude Speed]] from [[Grand Theft Auto 2]]. Aside from the same first name, the Claude that appears in [[GTA 2: The Movie]] is dressed similarly (but not identically) to the Claude of GTA III. The movie's version of Claude Speed shares a several physical appearances with the Claude in the [[GTA III Era]] games, including his black jacket (made of cloth in GTA 2 and leather in GTA III, GTA San Andreas), t-shirt (white color in GTA 2 and black in GTA III, GTA San Andreas), long pants (black color in GTA 2 and dark khaki in GTA III, GTA San Andreas) and slicked hair. <br />
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Rockstar has never confirmed or denied that the two are the same person: in response to a query posted by a fan, an official spokesperson said:<br />
{{quote|&quot;''Probably. It seems very likely but it’s also possible that there are just a lot of angry silent car thieves called Claude out there.''&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/19081/asked-answered-max-payne-3-la-noire-red-dead-and-more.html ''Asked &amp; Answered: Max Payne 3, L.A. Noire, Red Dead and More'' - rockstargames.com]&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br />
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Rockstar created an official [[wp:Facebook|Facebook]] quiz called &quot;''What Grand Theft Auto character are you?''&quot;, in which by answering sixteen questions, the user would be given a character from the GTA series that fitted their personality. Certain combinations of answers would result in the answer '''Claude Speed''' with the artwork of GTA III's Claude, suggesting that either Claude Speed was merged with Claude, or that the two characters are exactly the same character, while also suggesting that this could be an official confirmation of them being the same characters. However, the accompanying description makes no reference to GTA 2.&lt;ref&gt;[http://apps.facebook.com/grandtheftautoquiz/ ''What Grand Theft Auto character are you?'' - facebook.com]&lt;/ref&gt;<br />
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It would be worth noting that if both Claudes were the same character, it would prove one of the following:<br />
*[[Grand Theft Auto 2]] is canon with the [[GTA III Era]].<br />
*Claude Speed was the full name of Claude.<br />
*Claude was still alive in the near future.<br />
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==Mission appearances==<br />
;GTA III<br />
*As the protagonist, he appears in every mission.<br />
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;GTA San Andreas<br />
*[[Wu Zi Mu (mission)|Wu Zi Mu]]<br />
*[[Farewell, My Love...]]<br />
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==Notable murders committed==<br />
*[[Mike Forelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[Mike Lips Last Lunch|killed]] on orders from [[Joey Leone]] after the Forelli Brothers did not repay their debts)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Lee Chong]] &lt;small&gt;([[Farewell 'Chunky' Lee Chong|killed]] on orders from Joey Leone for selling [[SPANK]] through his noodle stands)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Curly Bob]] &lt;small&gt;([[Cutting the Grass|killed]] on orders from [[Salvatore Leone]] for selling [[Leone Family]] secrets to the [[Colombian Cartel]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Salvatore Leone]] &lt;small&gt;([[Sayonara Salvatore|killed]] on orders from [[Asuka Kasen]] to prove his loyalty to the [[Yakuza]] and for trying to kill Claude)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Leon McAffrey]] &lt;small&gt;([[Plaster Blaster|killed]] on orders from [[Ray Machowski]] for turning states evidence.&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Tanner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Two-Faced Tanner|killed]] on orders from Asuka Kasen for being an undercover [[LCPD in GTA III Era|policeman]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Kenji Kasen]] &lt;small&gt;([[Waka-Gashira Wipeout|killed]] on orders from [[Donald Love]] to start a war between the Colombian Cartel and the Yakuza)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Catalina]] &lt;small&gt;([[The Exchange (GTA III)|killed]] for betraying him during a bank heist)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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===Optional murders===<br />
*[[Carl]] &lt;small&gt;(can be killed during the mission [[Her Lover]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Chico]] &lt;small&gt;(can be killed during the mission [[Chaperone]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
&lt;gallery width=&quot;auto&quot; perrow=&quot;4&quot; style=&quot;font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;&quot; widths=&quot;160&quot;&gt;<br />
File:Claude-Artwork2.jpg|Early concept artwork of Claude in GTA III.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII-prisonclothing.png|Claude's prison garments in GTA III.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII7.jpg|Liberty Tree newspaper in GTA III with an article regarding Claude's conviction.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII2.jpg|A render of Claude's enhanced model used in the Xbox version of GTA III.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII-optionalappearance.jpg|Claude's optional appearance in the PC version of GTA III.<br />
File:Claude-Artwork.jpg|Official artwork of Claude, created well after the release of GTA III in the style of immediate GTA games that followed GTA III.<br />
File:OceanViewHotel-GTAVC-posters.jpg|Claude as seen on a poster (center) in the Ocean View Hotel in GTA Vice City.<br />
File:Claude-GTASA.jpg|Claude circa 1992 in GTA San Andreas.<br />
File:Claude'soutfit-GTAIV-GTAIIIcomparison.jpg|Niko Bellic donning Claude's style of outfit in GTA IV.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII-actionfigure.jpg|Official Claude action figure released to commemorate GTA III's tenth anniversary.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII-lithograph.jpg|Lithograph of Claude to commemorate GTA III's tenth anniversary.<br />
&lt;/gallery&gt;<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Characters in GTA San Andreas|Claude]]<br />
[[Category:Protagonists|Claude]]</div>Painkillhttp://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Claude&diff=344729Claude2012-01-29T06:09:52Z<p>Painkill: /* Notable Crimes committed by Claude */</p>
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<div>{{infobox character|<br />
|image = Claude-GTAIII.jpg<br />
|size = 232px<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto III]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br />
|name = Claude<br />
|aka = Fido&lt;br /&gt;Kid<br />
|status = Alive<br />
|gender = M<br />
|dob = <br />
|pob = <br />
|dod = <br />
|home = [[San Fierro]]&lt;br /&gt;'''[[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]''':&lt;br /&gt;[[Portland Hideout|Safehouse]] in [[Red Light District]], [[Portland]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Staunton Island Hideout|Safehouse]] in [[Belleville Park]], [[Staunton Island]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Shoreside Vale Hideout|Safehouse]] in [[Wichita Gardens]], [[Shoreside Vale]]<br />
|nationality = [[United States of America|American]]<br />
|family = <br />
|affiliations = [[Catalina]] &lt;small&gt;([[1992]] - [[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Miguel]] &lt;small&gt;(until [[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[8-Ball]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Misty]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Luigi Goterelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Joey Leone]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Toni Cipriani]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Salvatore Leone]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Leone Family]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Maria Latore]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]] onwards)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Marty Chonks]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[El Burro (GTA III)|El Burro]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Asuka Kasen]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Kenji Kasen]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Yakuza]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ray Machowski]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Phil Cassidy]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[King Courtney]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Donald Love]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[D-Ice]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
|vehicles = Pink [[Elegy]]<br />
|businesses = [[Doherty Garage]] &lt;small&gt;(former)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
|voice = None Applicable<br />
}}<br />
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{{Protagonists}}<br />
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:''This article is about the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. For other characters, see [[Claude (disambiguation)]].''<br />
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'''Claude''' is a recurring character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, appearing as the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto III]] (set in [[2001]]) and in a minor role in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). There is no voice actor for Claude, as he does not speak in either of his appearances.<br />
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It is not known whether Claude from the [[GTA III Era]] is the same as [[Claude Speed]], the protagonist of [[GTA 2]]. <br />
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==Character history==<br />
===Life until 2001===<br />
Claude in [[1992]] had emerged as a top contender in an illegal racing ring (run by [[Wu Zi Mu]]) and owned an abandoned [[Doherty Garage|garage]] in [[Doherty]], [[San Fierro]]. He became involved with [[Catalina]], who had recently split up with [[Carl Johnson|Carl &quot;CJ&quot; Johnson]], before [[Farewell, My Love...|racing]] CJ in a losing effort. Following the loss, he hands over the pink slip to his black [[ZR-350]] to CJ. When the two end up racing a second time, Claude loses again, and he hands over the deed his garage to Johnson before leaving [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]] with Catalina. The two head to [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], where Catalina allies herself with the [[Colombian Cartel]]. Afterwards, they depart to engage in a series of robberies across the USA. In October 2001, Claude and Catalina return to Liberty City.<br />
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===2001===<br />
Claude and Catalina arrive in Liberty City in October [[2001]] and immediately [[Introduction (GTA III)|robbed]] a [[Liberty City Bank|bank]]. Catalina, however, turns on her boyfriend, shooting him and leaving him for dead, explaining that he is 'small time'. Claude is later arrested by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|Liberty City Police Department]]. He is convicted of all charges and is sentenced to ten years in prison. While being transferred to [[Liberty State Penitentiary]] in [[Portland]], Claude escapes from a police convoy after the [[Colombian Cartel]] attack the convoy to free the [[Old Oriental Gentleman]]. Claude and [[8-Ball]] [[Give Me Liberty|escape]] to a [[Portland Safehouse (GTA III)|safehouse]] in the [[Red Light District]], before moving on to [[Sex Club Seven]]. [[Luigi Goterelli]], the owner, gives Claude his first job in the city, to [[Luigi's Girls|drive]] [[Misty]] from the [[Sweeney General Hospital|hospital]] back to the club.<br />
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Claude, successful in his errand, continues to be employed by Goterelli, who also has him kill a [[Don't Spank Ma Bitch Up|drug dealer]] and [[Pump-Action Pimp|two pimps]], before having him [[Drive Misty For Me|drive]] Misty to [[Joey Leone|Joey Leone's]] [[Joey's Garage|garage]]. Claude then begins to work for Joey, killing both [[Mike Forelli]] and [[Lee Chong]], before [[Cipriani's Chauffeur|chauffering]] [[Toni Cipriani]], later working for him against the [[Portland Triads|Triads]]. Claude, impressing the [[Leone Family]] hierarchy, is [[Salvatore's Called A Meeting|introduced]] to the [[Gang Leaders|Don]], [[Salvatore Leone]]. Salvatore, 'seeing nothing but bright things' for Claude, has him [[Chaperone|look after]] his wife [[Maria Latore|Maria]] for an evening, [[Cutting The Grass|kill]] [[Curly Bob]] (who was selling secrets to the Colombian Cartel, now led by Catalina) and later [[Bomb Da Base Act II|destroy]] a freighter used as a factory for the drug [[SPANK]]. During this time, Claude also works for [[El Burro (GTA III)|El Burro]], the leader of the [[Diablos]], helping him on various tasks, and [[Marty Chonks]] in his attempts to get out of his various problems.<br />
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After destroying the Cartel freighter, a paranoid Salvatore [[Last Requests|attempts to kill]] Claude by having him enter a bomb-laden car. Salvatore's wife Maria, however, phones Claude and directs him to a small pier where the two meet [[Asuka Kasen]], co-leader of the [[Yakuza]], and flee to [[Staunton Island]] after Maria had told her husband that she was dating Claude. Asuka, unconvinced of Claude's loyalty, has him [[Sayonara Salvatore|kill]] Salvatore Leone to prove himself, before having him kill a number of other people causing her problems. She later introduces him to her brother [[Kenji Kasen|Kenji]] and [[Ray Machowski]], a corrupt police man working for the Yakuza. Claude helps Kenji with his problems, including settling debts and freeing a [[Kanbu|man]] from prison, and helps Machowski in his attempts to remain unnoticed, eventually helping him [[Marked Man|flee]] the city by the [[Francis International Airport in GTA III Era|airport]].<br />
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Claude continues to look for work and finds employment with [[King Courtney]], who has him [[Uzi Rider|attack]] the Diablos before [[Kingdom Come|attempting to kill]] him on orders from Catalina, and [[Donald Love]], who has him [[Waka-Gashira Wipeout|kill]] Kenji Kasen disguised as a Colombian Cartel gangster, to provoke a war. Asuka, unaware of Claude's role in her brother's death, launches an assault on a Cartel-controlled building site and begins to torture [[Miguel]], Catalina's right hand man, into giving away Cartel secrets. Armed with the information, Asuka sends Claude on various missions to hurt Cartel operations, including [[Espresso-2-Go!|stopping the selling]] of and [[S.A.M.|stealing]] a shipment of SPANK.<br />
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During this period, Claude briefly finds employment with [[D-Ice]], leader of the [[Red Jacks]] sub-sect of the [[Southside Hoods]], and attacks the rival [[Purple Nines]] into [[Rumble|defeat]]. After this, Claude [[Ransom (GTA III)|returns]] to the building site and finds both Asuka and Miguel dead, while a ransom note for Maria is left for him. Claude goes to the [[Cartel Mansion|Cartel mansion]], [[The Exchange (GTA III)|escapes an ambush, destroys a helicopter piloted by Catalina (killing her) and rescues Maria]]. As he and Maria walk offscreen, a shot is fired, and the fate of the two is left ambiguous.&lt;ref name=&quot;Maria&quot;&gt;[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/741/updated-asked-answered-re-vice-city-red-dead-redemption-and-chin.html ''(UPDATED) Asked &amp; Answered – Re: Vice City, Red Dead Redemption and Chinatown Wars'' - rockstargames.com]&lt;/ref&gt;<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Claude is a laid-back man that appears almost emotionless regardless of the situation. Provided he is paid for his services, he will take orders from his bosses without restraint or question, and usually gives a nod or two to show that he understands; even when he is getting scolded or shouted at by his bosses for doing something wrong or when things to don't pan out well for them. He also bows down to his bosses if required (as in [[Kenji Kasen|Kenji Kasen's]] case when Kenji bows down to Claude). He never speaks, and will only make a slight grunt when he is hurt, or an &quot;Oh!&quot; whenever he is [[Wasted|killed]]. He also seemingly is willing to kill whenever necessary, as he kills [[Kenji Kasen]] (a former boss) on the orders of Donald Love, and possibly kills Maria for talking too much. Claude will not hesitate to kill his former employers if necessary, or if given orders by another employer, as shown when he kills Kenji and [[Salvatore Leone]] under orders from Donald Love and Asuka Kasen respectively.<br />
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Claude remains true to his mission of finding and taking revenge on Catalina for leaving him for dead, and will be ready to fight even the [[Military|Army]] in order to accomplish his goals, even showing the slightest bit of pity for Maria when he allows her to live after saving her.<br />
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== Notable Crimes committed by Claude ==<br />
*The robbery of the [[Bank of Liberty]]. <br />
*[[Mike Lips Last Lunch|Planted a hidden bomb inside Mike Forelli's Car]].<br />
*[[The Getaway|Pose as a getaway driver for three mafia members while they robbed the Bank of Liberty]].<br />
*[[Blow Fish|Blown away the Triad's fish market]].<br />
*[[The Exchange|Rescued Maria and killed the Cartel leader Catalina]].<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*In-game, Claude is the most hated protagonist in the Grand Theft Auto series to date, as every gang in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], with the exception of the [[Yakuza]] and [[Southside Hoods]], becomes hostile to him as the player progresses through the storyline. With the exception of the Yakuza and the Southside Hoods, every gang that Claude has worked for turns on him at some point in the storyline.<br />
*Claude is the only GTA III Era protagonist that doesn't speak. [[Maria Latore|Maria]] discusses this with [[Lazlow Jones|Lazlow]] on [[Chatterbox FM]], saying that a man she's just met &quot;don't talk too much&quot;. However, as radio stations repeat everything over and over again, you can hear her saying that before she even meets Claude.<br />
*Claude appears on a poster inside of the [[Ocean View Hotel]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], as an [[Secrets in GTA Vice City|easter egg]].<br />
*In the [[Personal Computer|PC]] version for GTA III, Claude has two appearances to choose from: his default appearance, which consists of a black jacket, green trousers and dark-coloured sneakers; and a slightly modified version of it: a crew cut with a &quot;Zappa&quot; styled mustache, and a brown jacket with jeans and a pair of white sneakers.<br />
*In the [[Xbox]] version, Claude's hairstyle is slightly different and his fingers are more defined.<br />
*Claude's name is only revealed in the data files of GTA III, having been nameless throughout his appearance as protagonist in GTA III and in his cameo in GTA San Andreas. He is the only protagonist in the series to not be named in the game in which he or she is protagonist.<br />
*An [[Secrets in GTA IV|easter egg]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] paid homage to Claude and all the other GTA III Era protagonists in the form of small scribblings on the wall in random parts of the city.<br />
*In GTA IV, the player can unlock [[Claude's Outfit|a set of clothes similar to Claude's style]] for [[Niko Bellic]]. They are obtainable in the wardrobe at [[Playboy X|Playboy X's]] [[Playboy X's Penthouse|penthouse]].<br />
*It was revealed in data files of GTA III that the player was once allowed to enter their own character name, and the &quot;DEFNAM&quot; (default name) value for it was &quot;Claude&quot;.<br />
*Claude always shifts his shoulders forward when walking in the cutscenes in GTA III.<br />
*[[Carl Johnson]] referred to him as &quot;a mute asshole&quot; and &quot;a fucking snake without a tongue&quot; in the mission[[ Wear Flowers in Your Hair]] <br />
*He is the only protagonist to appear in the same mission as two other protagonists in the GTA III era. He encounters Carl Johnson during [[Farewell, My Love...]] in GTA San Andreas, while he encounters Toni Cipriani as a boss in GTA III. <br />
*Claude is seen wearing the exact same clothes in GTA III and in GTA San Andreas, which is rather odd as it is presumed that [[8-Ball]] got him whatever clothes that he could in [[Give Me Liberty]]. <br />
*Claude has striking similarities to Max Payne. They both have problems with the mafia, normally wield pistols and wear leather jackets, and they both can slow down time. However Claude can only slow down time when he takes adrenaline. <br />
*In the beta trailer, he is shown he was going to have a voice, but this was cut for no known reason. <br />
*Claude kills two/possibly three of [[Toni Cipriani]]'s former employers ([[Salvatore Leone]], [[Leon McAffrey]] and possibly [[Maria Latore|Maria]]).<br />
*Claude is the second least customizable character in the GTA III Era (behind [[Mike]]), as none of the options for protagonist customization in later games are present in GTA III. In most versions of the game, Claude wears one outfit (with the exception of the prison jumpsuit in [[Give Me Liberty]]), although there is one alternative clothing skin option in the PC version of GTA III. <br />
*Claude is the only protagonist in the series that drives a car in a different game which cannot be driven in the game in which he is playable, as he drives an Elegy in [[Farewell, My Love...]], which is not present in [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III.]] <br />
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===Grand Theft Auto 2===<br />
[[File:UserImage-Bluesboyjr-ClaudeFacebook.jpg|thumb|right|202px|The &quot;Which GTA Character Are You&quot; quiz page, showing Claude Speed on it.]]<br />
There is speculation that Claude is the same character as [[Claude Speed]] from [[Grand Theft Auto 2]]. Aside from the same first name, the Claude that appears in [[GTA 2: The Movie]] is dressed similarly (but not identically) to the Claude of GTA III. The movie's version of Claude Speed shares a several physical appearances with the Claude in the [[GTA III Era]] games, including his black jacket (made of cloth in GTA 2 and leather in GTA III, GTA San Andreas), t-shirt (white color in GTA 2 and black in GTA III, GTA San Andreas), long pants (black color in GTA 2 and dark khaki in GTA III, GTA San Andreas) and slicked hair. <br />
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Rockstar has never confirmed or denied that the two are the same person: in response to a query posted by a fan, an official spokesperson said:<br />
{{quote|&quot;''Probably. It seems very likely but it’s also possible that there are just a lot of angry silent car thieves called Claude out there.''&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/19081/asked-answered-max-payne-3-la-noire-red-dead-and-more.html ''Asked &amp; Answered: Max Payne 3, L.A. Noire, Red Dead and More'' - rockstargames.com]&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br />
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Rockstar created an official [[wp:Facebook|Facebook]] quiz called &quot;''What Grand Theft Auto character are you?''&quot;, in which by answering sixteen questions, the user would be given a character from the GTA series that fitted their personality. Certain combinations of answers would result in the answer '''Claude Speed''' with the artwork of GTA III's Claude, suggesting that either Claude Speed was merged with Claude, or that the two characters are exactly the same character, while also suggesting that this could be an official confirmation of them being the same characters. However, the accompanying description makes no reference to GTA 2.&lt;ref&gt;[http://apps.facebook.com/grandtheftautoquiz/ ''What Grand Theft Auto character are you?'' - facebook.com]&lt;/ref&gt;<br />
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It would be worth noting that if both Claudes were the same character, it would prove one of the following:<br />
*[[Grand Theft Auto 2]] is canon with the [[GTA III Era]].<br />
*Claude Speed was the full name of Claude.<br />
*Claude was still alive in the near future.<br />
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==Mission appearances==<br />
;GTA III<br />
*As the protagonist, he appears in every mission.<br />
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;GTA San Andreas<br />
*[[Wu Zi Mu (mission)|Wu Zi Mu]]<br />
*[[Farewell, My Love...]]<br />
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==Notable murders committed==<br />
*[[Mike Forelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[Mike Lips Last Lunch|killed]] on orders from [[Joey Leone]] after the Forelli Brothers did not repay their debts)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Lee Chong]] &lt;small&gt;([[Farewell 'Chunky' Lee Chong|killed]] on orders from Joey Leone for selling [[SPANK]] through his noodle stands)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Curly Bob]] &lt;small&gt;([[Cutting the Grass|killed]] on orders from [[Salvatore Leone]] for selling [[Leone Family]] secrets to the [[Colombian Cartel]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Salvatore Leone]] &lt;small&gt;([[Sayonara Salvatore|killed]] on orders from [[Asuka Kasen]] to prove his loyalty to the [[Yakuza]] and for trying to kill Claude)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Leon McAffrey]] &lt;small&gt;([[Plaster Blaster|killed]] on orders from [[Ray Machowski]] for turning states evidence.&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Tanner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Two-Faced Tanner|killed]] on orders from Asuka Kasen for being an undercover [[LCPD in GTA III Era|policeman]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Kenji Kasen]] &lt;small&gt;([[Waka-Gashira Wipeout|killed]] on orders from [[Donald Love]] to start a war between the Colombian Cartel and the Yakuza)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Catalina]] &lt;small&gt;([[The Exchange (GTA III)|killed]] for betraying him during a bank heist)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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===Optional murders===<br />
*[[Carl]] &lt;small&gt;(can be killed during the mission [[Her Lover]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Chico]] &lt;small&gt;(can be killed during the mission [[Chaperone]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
&lt;gallery width=&quot;auto&quot; perrow=&quot;4&quot; style=&quot;font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;&quot; widths=&quot;160&quot;&gt;<br />
File:Claude-Artwork2.jpg|Early concept artwork of Claude in GTA III.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII-prisonclothing.png|Claude's prison garments in GTA III.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII7.jpg|Liberty Tree newspaper in GTA III with an article regarding Claude's conviction.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII2.jpg|A render of Claude's enhanced model used in the Xbox version of GTA III.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII-optionalappearance.jpg|Claude's optional appearance in the PC version of GTA III.<br />
File:Claude-Artwork.jpg|Official artwork of Claude, created well after the release of GTA III in the style of immediate GTA games that followed GTA III.<br />
File:OceanViewHotel-GTAVC-posters.jpg|Claude as seen on a poster (center) in the Ocean View Hotel in GTA Vice City.<br />
File:Claude-GTASA.jpg|Claude circa 1992 in GTA San Andreas.<br />
File:Claude'soutfit-GTAIV-GTAIIIcomparison.jpg|Niko Bellic donning Claude's style of outfit in GTA IV.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII-actionfigure.jpg|Official Claude action figure released to commemorate GTA III's tenth anniversary.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII-lithograph.jpg|Lithograph of Claude to commemorate GTA III's tenth anniversary.<br />
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==References==<br />
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|image = Claude-GTAIII.jpg<br />
|size = 232px<br />
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto III]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br />
|name = Claude<br />
|aka = Fido&lt;br /&gt;Kid<br />
|status = Alive<br />
|gender = M<br />
|dob = <br />
|pob = <br />
|dod = <br />
|home = [[San Fierro]]&lt;br /&gt;'''[[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]''':&lt;br /&gt;[[Portland Hideout|Safehouse]] in [[Red Light District]], [[Portland]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Staunton Island Hideout|Safehouse]] in [[Belleville Park]], [[Staunton Island]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Shoreside Vale Hideout|Safehouse]] in [[Wichita Gardens]], [[Shoreside Vale]]<br />
|nationality = [[United States of America|American]]<br />
|family = <br />
|affiliations = [[Catalina]] &lt;small&gt;([[1992]] - [[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Miguel]] &lt;small&gt;(until [[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[8-Ball]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Misty]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Luigi Goterelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Joey Leone]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Toni Cipriani]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Salvatore Leone]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Leone Family]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Maria Latore]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]] onwards)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Marty Chonks]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[El Burro (GTA III)|El Burro]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Asuka Kasen]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Kenji Kasen]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Yakuza]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Ray Machowski]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Phil Cassidy]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[King Courtney]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[Donald Love]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[[D-Ice]] &lt;small&gt;([[2001]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
|vehicles = Pink [[Elegy]]<br />
|businesses = [[Doherty Garage]] &lt;small&gt;(former)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
|voice = None Applicable<br />
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{{Protagonists}}<br />
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:''This article is about the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. For other characters, see [[Claude (disambiguation)]].''<br />
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'''Claude''' is a recurring character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, appearing as the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto III]] (set in [[2001]]) and in a minor role in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). There is no voice actor for Claude, as he does not speak in either of his appearances.<br />
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It is not known whether Claude from the [[GTA III Era]] is the same as [[Claude Speed]], the protagonist of [[GTA 2]]. <br />
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==Character history==<br />
===Life until 2001===<br />
Claude in [[1992]] had emerged as a top contender in an illegal racing ring (run by [[Wu Zi Mu]]) and owned an abandoned [[Doherty Garage|garage]] in [[Doherty]], [[San Fierro]]. He became involved with [[Catalina]], who had recently split up with [[Carl Johnson|Carl &quot;CJ&quot; Johnson]], before [[Farewell, My Love...|racing]] CJ in a losing effort. Following the loss, he hands over the pink slip to his black [[ZR-350]] to CJ. When the two end up racing a second time, Claude loses again, and he hands over the deed his garage to Johnson before leaving [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]] with Catalina. The two head to [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], where Catalina allies herself with the [[Colombian Cartel]]. Afterwards, they depart to engage in a series of robberies across the USA. In October 2001, Claude and Catalina return to Liberty City.<br />
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===2001===<br />
Claude and Catalina arrive in Liberty City in October [[2001]] and immediately [[Introduction (GTA III)|robbed]] a [[Liberty City Bank|bank]]. Catalina, however, turns on her boyfriend, shooting him and leaving him for dead, explaining that he is 'small time'. Claude is later arrested by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|Liberty City Police Department]]. He is convicted of all charges and is sentenced to ten years in prison. While being transferred to [[Liberty State Penitentiary]] in [[Portland]], Claude escapes from a police convoy after the [[Colombian Cartel]] attack the convoy to free the [[Old Oriental Gentleman]]. Claude and [[8-Ball]] [[Give Me Liberty|escape]] to a [[Portland Safehouse (GTA III)|safehouse]] in the [[Red Light District]], before moving on to [[Sex Club Seven]]. [[Luigi Goterelli]], the owner, gives Claude his first job in the city, to [[Luigi's Girls|drive]] [[Misty]] from the [[Sweeney General Hospital|hospital]] back to the club.<br />
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Claude, successful in his errand, continues to be employed by Goterelli, who also has him kill a [[Don't Spank Ma Bitch Up|drug dealer]] and [[Pump-Action Pimp|two pimps]], before having him [[Drive Misty For Me|drive]] Misty to [[Joey Leone|Joey Leone's]] [[Joey's Garage|garage]]. Claude then begins to work for Joey, killing both [[Mike Forelli]] and [[Lee Chong]], before [[Cipriani's Chauffeur|chauffering]] [[Toni Cipriani]], later working for him against the [[Portland Triads|Triads]]. Claude, impressing the [[Leone Family]] hierarchy, is [[Salvatore's Called A Meeting|introduced]] to the [[Gang Leaders|Don]], [[Salvatore Leone]]. Salvatore, 'seeing nothing but bright things' for Claude, has him [[Chaperone|look after]] his wife [[Maria Latore|Maria]] for an evening, [[Cutting The Grass|kill]] [[Curly Bob]] (who was selling secrets to the Colombian Cartel, now led by Catalina) and later [[Bomb Da Base Act II|destroy]] a freighter used as a factory for the drug [[SPANK]]. During this time, Claude also works for [[El Burro (GTA III)|El Burro]], the leader of the [[Diablos]], helping him on various tasks, and [[Marty Chonks]] in his attempts to get out of his various problems.<br />
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After destroying the Cartel freighter, a paranoid Salvatore [[Last Requests|attempts to kill]] Claude by having him enter a bomb-laden car. Salvatore's wife Maria, however, phones Claude and directs him to a small pier where the two meet [[Asuka Kasen]], co-leader of the [[Yakuza]], and flee to [[Staunton Island]] after Maria had told her husband that she was dating Claude. Asuka, unconvinced of Claude's loyalty, has him [[Sayonara Salvatore|kill]] Salvatore Leone to prove himself, before having him kill a number of other people causing her problems. She later introduces him to her brother [[Kenji Kasen|Kenji]] and [[Ray Machowski]], a corrupt police man working for the Yakuza. Claude helps Kenji with his problems, including settling debts and freeing a [[Kanbu|man]] from prison, and helps Machowski in his attempts to remain unnoticed, eventually helping him [[Marked Man|flee]] the city by the [[Francis International Airport in GTA III Era|airport]].<br />
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Claude continues to look for work and finds employment with [[King Courtney]], who has him [[Uzi Rider|attack]] the Diablos before [[Kingdom Come|attempting to kill]] him on orders from Catalina, and [[Donald Love]], who has him [[Waka-Gashira Wipeout|kill]] Kenji Kasen disguised as a Colombian Cartel gangster, to provoke a war. Asuka, unaware of Claude's role in her brother's death, launches an assault on a Cartel-controlled building site and begins to torture [[Miguel]], Catalina's right hand man, into giving away Cartel secrets. Armed with the information, Asuka sends Claude on various missions to hurt Cartel operations, including [[Espresso-2-Go!|stopping the selling]] of and [[S.A.M.|stealing]] a shipment of SPANK.<br />
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During this period, Claude briefly finds employment with [[D-Ice]], leader of the [[Red Jacks]] sub-sect of the [[Southside Hoods]], and attacks the rival [[Purple Nines]] into [[Rumble|defeat]]. After this, Claude [[Ransom (GTA III)|returns]] to the building site and finds both Asuka and Miguel dead, while a ransom note for Maria is left for him. Claude goes to the [[Cartel Mansion|Cartel mansion]], [[The Exchange (GTA III)|escapes an ambush, destroys a helicopter piloted by Catalina (killing her) and rescues Maria]]. As he and Maria walk offscreen, a shot is fired, and the fate of the two is left ambiguous.&lt;ref name=&quot;Maria&quot;&gt;[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/741/updated-asked-answered-re-vice-city-red-dead-redemption-and-chin.html ''(UPDATED) Asked &amp; Answered – Re: Vice City, Red Dead Redemption and Chinatown Wars'' - rockstargames.com]&lt;/ref&gt;<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Claude is a laid-back man that appears almost emotionless regardless of the situation. Provided he is paid for his services, he will take orders from his bosses without restraint or question, and usually gives a nod or two to show that he understands; even when he is getting scolded or shouted at by his bosses for doing something wrong or when things to don't pan out well for them. He also bows down to his bosses if required (as in [[Kenji Kasen|Kenji Kasen's]] case when Kenji bows down to Claude). He never speaks, and will only make a slight grunt when he is hurt, or an &quot;Oh!&quot; whenever he is [[Wasted|killed]]. He also seemingly is willing to kill whenever necessary, as he kills [[Kenji Kasen]] (a former boss) on the orders of Donald Love, and possibly kills Maria for talking too much. Claude will not hesitate to kill his former employers if necessary, or if given orders by another employer, as shown when he kills Kenji and [[Salvatore Leone]] under orders from Donald Love and Asuka Kasen respectively.<br />
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Claude remains true to his mission of finding and taking revenge on Catalina for leaving him for dead, and will be ready to fight even the [[Military|Army]] in order to accomplish his goals, even showing the slightest bit of pity for Maria when he allows her to live after saving her.<br />
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== Notable Crimes committed by Claude ==<br />
*[[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]]: '''[[Introduction (GTA III)|Untitled cutscene]]''',[[the robbery of the Bank of Liberty]]. <br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*In-game, Claude is the most hated protagonist in the Grand Theft Auto series to date, as every gang in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], with the exception of the [[Yakuza]] and [[Southside Hoods]], becomes hostile to him as the player progresses through the storyline. With the exception of the Yakuza and the Southside Hoods, every gang that Claude has worked for turns on him at some point in the storyline.<br />
*Claude is the only GTA III Era protagonist that doesn't speak. [[Maria Latore|Maria]] discusses this with [[Lazlow Jones|Lazlow]] on [[Chatterbox FM]], saying that a man she's just met &quot;don't talk too much&quot;. However, as radio stations repeat everything over and over again, you can hear her saying that before she even meets Claude.<br />
*Claude appears on a poster inside of the [[Ocean View Hotel]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], as an [[Secrets in GTA Vice City|easter egg]].<br />
*In the [[Personal Computer|PC]] version for GTA III, Claude has two appearances to choose from: his default appearance, which consists of a black jacket, green trousers and dark-coloured sneakers; and a slightly modified version of it: a crew cut with a &quot;Zappa&quot; styled mustache, and a brown jacket with jeans and a pair of white sneakers.<br />
*In the [[Xbox]] version, Claude's hairstyle is slightly different and his fingers are more defined.<br />
*Claude's name is only revealed in the data files of GTA III, having been nameless throughout his appearance as protagonist in GTA III and in his cameo in GTA San Andreas. He is the only protagonist in the series to not be named in the game in which he or she is protagonist.<br />
*An [[Secrets in GTA IV|easter egg]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] paid homage to Claude and all the other GTA III Era protagonists in the form of small scribblings on the wall in random parts of the city.<br />
*In GTA IV, the player can unlock [[Claude's Outfit|a set of clothes similar to Claude's style]] for [[Niko Bellic]]. They are obtainable in the wardrobe at [[Playboy X|Playboy X's]] [[Playboy X's Penthouse|penthouse]].<br />
*It was revealed in data files of GTA III that the player was once allowed to enter their own character name, and the &quot;DEFNAM&quot; (default name) value for it was &quot;Claude&quot;.<br />
*Claude always shifts his shoulders forward when walking in the cutscenes in GTA III.<br />
*[[Carl Johnson]] referred to him as &quot;a mute asshole&quot; and &quot;a fucking snake without a tongue&quot; in the mission[[ Wear Flowers in Your Hair]] <br />
*He is the only protagonist to appear in the same mission as two other protagonists in the GTA III era. He encounters Carl Johnson during [[Farewell, My Love...]] in GTA San Andreas, while he encounters Toni Cipriani as a boss in GTA III. <br />
*Claude is seen wearing the exact same clothes in GTA III and in GTA San Andreas, which is rather odd as it is presumed that [[8-Ball]] got him whatever clothes that he could in [[Give Me Liberty]]. <br />
*Claude has striking similarities to Max Payne. They both have problems with the mafia, normally wield pistols and wear leather jackets, and they both can slow down time. However Claude can only slow down time when he takes adrenaline. <br />
*In the beta trailer, he is shown he was going to have a voice, but this was cut for no known reason. <br />
*Claude kills two/possibly three of [[Toni Cipriani]]'s former employers ([[Salvatore Leone]], [[Leon McAffrey]] and possibly [[Maria Latore|Maria]]).<br />
*Claude is the second least customizable character in the GTA III Era (behind [[Mike]]), as none of the options for protagonist customization in later games are present in GTA III. In most versions of the game, Claude wears one outfit (with the exception of the prison jumpsuit in [[Give Me Liberty]]), although there is one alternative clothing skin option in the PC version of GTA III. <br />
*Claude is the only protagonist in the series that drives a car in a different game which cannot be driven in the game in which he is playable, as he drives an Elegy in [[Farewell, My Love...]], which is not present in [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III.]] <br />
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===Grand Theft Auto 2===<br />
[[File:UserImage-Bluesboyjr-ClaudeFacebook.jpg|thumb|right|202px|The &quot;Which GTA Character Are You&quot; quiz page, showing Claude Speed on it.]]<br />
There is speculation that Claude is the same character as [[Claude Speed]] from [[Grand Theft Auto 2]]. Aside from the same first name, the Claude that appears in [[GTA 2: The Movie]] is dressed similarly (but not identically) to the Claude of GTA III. The movie's version of Claude Speed shares a several physical appearances with the Claude in the [[GTA III Era]] games, including his black jacket (made of cloth in GTA 2 and leather in GTA III, GTA San Andreas), t-shirt (white color in GTA 2 and black in GTA III, GTA San Andreas), long pants (black color in GTA 2 and dark khaki in GTA III, GTA San Andreas) and slicked hair. <br />
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Rockstar has never confirmed or denied that the two are the same person: in response to a query posted by a fan, an official spokesperson said:<br />
{{quote|&quot;''Probably. It seems very likely but it’s also possible that there are just a lot of angry silent car thieves called Claude out there.''&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/19081/asked-answered-max-payne-3-la-noire-red-dead-and-more.html ''Asked &amp; Answered: Max Payne 3, L.A. Noire, Red Dead and More'' - rockstargames.com]&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br />
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Rockstar created an official [[wp:Facebook|Facebook]] quiz called &quot;''What Grand Theft Auto character are you?''&quot;, in which by answering sixteen questions, the user would be given a character from the GTA series that fitted their personality. Certain combinations of answers would result in the answer '''Claude Speed''' with the artwork of GTA III's Claude, suggesting that either Claude Speed was merged with Claude, or that the two characters are exactly the same character, while also suggesting that this could be an official confirmation of them being the same characters. However, the accompanying description makes no reference to GTA 2.&lt;ref&gt;[http://apps.facebook.com/grandtheftautoquiz/ ''What Grand Theft Auto character are you?'' - facebook.com]&lt;/ref&gt;<br />
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It would be worth noting that if both Claudes were the same character, it would prove one of the following:<br />
*[[Grand Theft Auto 2]] is canon with the [[GTA III Era]].<br />
*Claude Speed was the full name of Claude.<br />
*Claude was still alive in the near future.<br />
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==Mission appearances==<br />
;GTA III<br />
*As the protagonist, he appears in every mission.<br />
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;GTA San Andreas<br />
*[[Wu Zi Mu (mission)|Wu Zi Mu]]<br />
*[[Farewell, My Love...]]<br />
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==Notable murders committed==<br />
*[[Mike Forelli]] &lt;small&gt;([[Mike Lips Last Lunch|killed]] on orders from [[Joey Leone]] after the Forelli Brothers did not repay their debts)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Lee Chong]] &lt;small&gt;([[Farewell 'Chunky' Lee Chong|killed]] on orders from Joey Leone for selling [[SPANK]] through his noodle stands)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Curly Bob]] &lt;small&gt;([[Cutting the Grass|killed]] on orders from [[Salvatore Leone]] for selling [[Leone Family]] secrets to the [[Colombian Cartel]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Salvatore Leone]] &lt;small&gt;([[Sayonara Salvatore|killed]] on orders from [[Asuka Kasen]] to prove his loyalty to the [[Yakuza]] and for trying to kill Claude)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Leon McAffrey]] &lt;small&gt;([[Plaster Blaster|killed]] on orders from [[Ray Machowski]] for turning states evidence.&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Tanner]] &lt;small&gt;([[Two-Faced Tanner|killed]] on orders from Asuka Kasen for being an undercover [[LCPD in GTA III Era|policeman]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Kenji Kasen]] &lt;small&gt;([[Waka-Gashira Wipeout|killed]] on orders from [[Donald Love]] to start a war between the Colombian Cartel and the Yakuza)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Catalina]] &lt;small&gt;([[The Exchange (GTA III)|killed]] for betraying him during a bank heist)&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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===Optional murders===<br />
*[[Carl]] &lt;small&gt;(can be killed during the mission [[Her Lover]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
*[[Chico]] &lt;small&gt;(can be killed during the mission [[Chaperone]])&lt;/small&gt;<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
&lt;gallery width=&quot;auto&quot; perrow=&quot;4&quot; style=&quot;font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;&quot; widths=&quot;160&quot;&gt;<br />
File:Claude-Artwork2.jpg|Early concept artwork of Claude in GTA III.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII-prisonclothing.png|Claude's prison garments in GTA III.<br />
File:Introduction-GTAIII7.jpg|Liberty Tree newspaper in GTA III with an article regarding Claude's conviction.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII2.jpg|A render of Claude's enhanced model used in the Xbox version of GTA III.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII-optionalappearance.jpg|Claude's optional appearance in the PC version of GTA III.<br />
File:Claude-Artwork.jpg|Official artwork of Claude, created well after the release of GTA III in the style of immediate GTA games that followed GTA III.<br />
File:OceanViewHotel-GTAVC-posters.jpg|Claude as seen on a poster (center) in the Ocean View Hotel in GTA Vice City.<br />
File:Claude-GTASA.jpg|Claude circa 1992 in GTA San Andreas.<br />
File:Claude'soutfit-GTAIV-GTAIIIcomparison.jpg|Niko Bellic donning Claude's style of outfit in GTA IV.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII-actionfigure.jpg|Official Claude action figure released to commemorate GTA III's tenth anniversary.<br />
File:Claude-GTAIII-lithograph.jpg|Lithograph of Claude to commemorate GTA III's tenth anniversary.<br />
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